Notes: | Streaming audio. Tarantellas, healing and exorcism songs from Southern Italy; also two original compositions influenced by Italian folk songs and rituals. Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed Dec. 15, 2004). Includes program notes. Alessandra Belloni, mezzo-soprano, tambourines, bodhran, ocean drum, castanets ; South Italian Remo, percussion ; John La Barbera, music director, acoustic and classical guitar, chitarra batente, saz, mandolin, mandola ; Steve Gorn, bansuri flutes, saxophone, clarinet ; Joe Deninzon, violin, harmonica ; Mauro Refosco, percussion, rebolo, pandeiro, berimbao, timbal, dumbeck, ballaphone, frame drums, bells ; Olivier Marcaud, tenor, backing vocals, percussion ; Emanuel Mann, bass guitar. Recorded at Tom Tedesco Studios, New Jersey, July 2002. Also available as compact disc.
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