2003 - Cecilia Pitino Far Lunari
MM&b - Roma

"Far Lunari" is simply contemporary Sicilian music, a meeting-place for the perfumes, the passions and the hopes of Sicily, and glimpses of the Mediterranean of which the island has always represented the geographical centre and the principle cultural work-shop. Seven new pieces and three remakes of classics to show that globalization does not necessarily pervert individual cultures; rather, it enriches them. In fact, what is most striking and astonishing about this work is the singular naturalness with which, in "Far Lunari", the languages, sonorities and traditions of the Mediterranean mingle with and are infected by the rhythms of our time, without sacrificing any of the crude and authentic 'Sicilian-ness', which is untainted by the stereotypes that have too often confined it to the realms of folklore. The fine words of Giancarlo Susanna in his review of "Spunta 'na Rosa' return to mind: The warm and embracing sound, and the passionate vocal ability of Cecilia Pitino remind us of the records that the unforgettable Rosa Balistreri recorded with Fonit Cetra in the 70s; this is not a question of superficial resemblance, but of profound intention, and of love for one's own land.

The project "Far Lunari" was born from the deeply-felt artistic collaboration of Cecilia Pitino with Dounia, a Sicilian-Palestinian group of musicians and experimentalists who are fresh from other important experiences such as that of Kunsertu, with some of whom she had already worked, on their debuts and other occasions. Dounia were responsible for the artistic production of "Far Lunari", and the writer Sal Costa composed the lyrics of the new pieces. Cecilia's great interpretation adapts itself well to the sonorities and the texts, and represents at the same time a pole of attraction. "Far Lunari", according to Sal Costa, is worn by her like a garment. And if the poetical themes have not changed since "Spunta 'na Rosa', if the passions and the sufferings of man are still at the centre of the scene, the musical dress is scantier, slighter, and every sound, even the smallest, acquires a fundamental value.

DISCOGRAPHY

	AA.VV. La traversèe Long Distances – Parigi 1996
	Cecilia Pitino Spunta ‘na rosa Viceversa Records – Catania 1998
	AA.VV. Caterpillar 2 Ala Bianca – Milano 1999
	Armand Amar Nomad’s dance Femios Records – Parigi 1999
	AA.VV. Chamanen/Schamanen Femios Records – Parigi 1999
	AA.VV. Musique du monde Buda Records - Parigi 2003
	Cecilia Pitino Far Lunari 2003
	AA.VV. Sicilia Canto Nuovo Iris Music - Parigi 2003
	AA.VV. Alavò - La Sicilia nei canti della naca Teatro del Sole 2006
	AA.VV. Vuccirìa.org Teatro del Sole 2006
	AA.VV. Siciliæ Antologia della musica siciliana Recording Arts 2006

Cecilia Pitino - "Far Lunari"
(2003)

Cecilia Pitino - "Spunta 'na rosa"
(1998)

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