Claudio Merico (Italy) viella, violin, oud, Indian violin, sarod, dilruba, mandolin
Giulia Tripoti (Italy) voice, flutes, saz, symphonia, percussion, ogur sazi
Susanna Garcia Ruba (Italy) cello
Andrea Pullone (Italy) oud, saz, guitar
Giovanni Squillacioti (Italy) Middle Eastern percussion, cajon, tablas, frame drums
Daniele Ercoli (Italy) double bass, gaita
Sahira is an author’s World Music record, a musical fusion between the Mediterranean, Africa and India. A multi-ethnic musical journey homage to the archetypal female, heroic and divine figure. Princesses, heroines, amazons, sirens and pirates guide the listener on an imaginary journey through sounds that reach different parts of the world from the Mediterranean.
Sahira is a mix of cultures and languages (Italian, regional dialects, Spanish, Kurdish, Arabic, Morì, Romanì, Ladin, Bulgarian and Hindi). The dominant thread is the musical contamination between instruments and sounds, between musical cultures and traditions, surrounded by elements of modernity and orchestral lyrics that tend to create an enveloping atmosphere full of charm and beauty.
Modal and microtonal sonorities of different Middle Eastern cultures blend with modern musical elements and fantastic stories. From the charm of the different gypsy ethnic groups to the depth of Ottoman fragments and ways, up to the strength and energy of tribal melodies with a Kurdish flavor. From persuasive Arabic melodies to Indian spirituality.
A distinctly world music work composed of completely unreleased songs by Claudio Merico and Giulia Tripoti, both in lyrics and in melodies, which has the Mediterranean as its starting point, “Mare Nostrum” from which the ship sets sail to reach distant lands such as West Africa and India.
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