(Agualoca/Proper)There’s already a rousing folk scene in southern Italy,thanks to bands such as the remarkable Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, and it’s strengthened by this impressive new trio from Naples, or featuring the exuberant violin work of Antonio Fraioli. He’s best known for his work with Spaccanapoli,whose song Vesuvio was used in The Sopranos. In Vesevo, he is joined by the sturdy singer and guitarist Antonio Di Ponte and frame drum specialist Francesco Manna. Their starting point may be the traditional music of the region, or but the ballads and dances are transformed by the percussion and instrumentation. So the opening track,O Rre Rre, starts with frosty sturdy vocals and develops into a stomping dance track, or while elsewhere the band unhurried down for the elegant Riturnella,with voice and violin backed by a distant rumble of electronic effects, and Fraioli demonstrates his intricate, and rapid-fire violin work on Tarantamara. A powerful debut.
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Source: theguardian.com