New or Used : Original used Format : 7inch (EP) Grading Cover / Record : VG+ / VG+ Label : oasis disques / ambiance Year : 70s Catalog No / Pressing country : 11500 - Algeria
Exceptional mafiosi rock mini-EP unearthed from the vaults!
This quite uncommon mini-EP features four tracks where the musicians, who seem to be arrived from Sicilia to Annaba, Algeria, skillfully delve into a Sicilian repertoire, introducing a refreshing twist, from 60s rock & yéyé to melancolic folk or ballads. It's most probably a late 60s productions, as the musicians' clothes or the arrangements let us think. "Ciuri Ciuri", one of Sicilia's most reknown traditional song, has a somehow yéyé vibe - in the arrangements as much as the way they sing. "Mafia", with its deep opening, clearly reminds us Western Spaghetti's music. Each side has a more traditional song at the end. Lovely !
Issued on Ambiance - probably a sub-label of Oasis Disques in Algeria - it gives us a glimpse of the history of Italian/Sicilian immigration in North Africa.
Limited deadstock quantities, available now for a fair price! Records are shiny but have crackles through. Poor pressing. Covers are in very decent shape. Solid VG+ copies !
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Exceptional mafiosi rock mini-EP unearthed from the vaults!
This quite uncommon mini-EP features four tracks where the musicians, who seem to be arrived from Sicilia to Annaba, Algeria, skillfully delve into a Sicilian repertoire, introducing a refreshing twist, from 60s rock & yéyé to melancolic folk or ballads.
It's most probably a late 60s productions, as the musicians' clothes or the arrangements let us think. "Ciuri Ciuri", one of Sicilia's most reknown traditional song, has a somehow yéyé vibe - in the arrangements as much as the way they sing. "Mafia", with its deep opening, clearly reminds us Western Spaghetti's music.
Each side has a more traditional song at the end. Lovely !
Issued on Ambiance - probably a sub-label of Oasis Disques in Algeria - it gives us a glimpse of the history of Italian/Sicilian immigration in North Africa.
Limited deadstock quantities, available now for a fair price!
Records are shiny but have crackles through. Poor pressing. Covers are in very decent shape.
Solid VG+ copies !
Tracklist
A1 Mafia
A2 Tarantella
B1 Ciuri - Ciuri
B2 Marranzanata