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| TRACKLIST |
| 1. Vinni comu l'acqua. . . . . .8:36 2. Comacam Com . . . . . . . . .0:58 3. The Road of Nishapur Pt.1 . .3:19 4. The Road of Nishapur Pt.2 . .2:16 5. The Road of Nishapur Pt.3 . .4:01 6. Yad Dasht . . . . . . . . . .4:40 7. The Wine. . . . . . . . . . .1:48 8. Viristi u Munnu . . . . . . .7:24 9. U Cunventu. . . . . . . . . .2:40 10. U Tavernaru . . . . . . . . .6:28 11. The Silent Poet . . . . . . .2:16 12. The Ashishiyyin . . . . . . .2:01 13. Trance Dance. . . . . . . . .4:57 |
| SPOILER (log) |
FRANCESCA SURIANO BRILLI lead vocal • SIMONA FERREIRA vocal • FABIO DELL'ARMI Flamenco vocal • MARYAM BORHANI Persian vocal • JAVAD GHAFFARI Persian vocal • AUGIA COCCO soprano vocal • ANDREA ALBERTI grand piano • GIORGIO POMPEO trumpet • CARLO COLOMBO percussion ROBERTO CARAVELLA santur • PIERO PICIUCCO bass, mandolin • FRANCESCO CONSAGA soprano sax, flute BOB SALMIERI alto sax, clarinet, wooden flutes, udu, keyboards, percussion, all music, and lyrics inspired by the quatrains of OMAR KHAYYAM, except No.2, traditional Persian
Omar Khayyam was born in 1040 at Nishapur, in Persia. He lived in one of the most splendid periods of Islamic culture. During this age the art, science and philosophy of Islam left their mark on the lands and the people of the Mediterranean. This period also produced religious extremism that lead to the first terrorist acts in history by the "Ashishiyyin" sect, root of the word "assassin." I had to write music for his verses and translate them into the Sicilian dialect, so melodic and straightforward it fits perfectly with the melancholic beauty of Omar's poetry.
/BOB SALMIERI/
