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Zahr in Dublin EP (feat. Francesco Loccisano)

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Francesco Turrisi: piano and accordion
Francesco Loccisano: chitarra battente (traditional Italian steel string guitar)
Andrea Piccioni: frame drums and percussion

Recorded by Ben Rawlins in Dublin in June 2017

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released October 2, 2020

Zahr is an ensemble created by pianist and accordionist Francesco Turrisi and percussionist Andrea Piccioni. Focusing primarily on the influence that Arabic music has had in many countries touched by the Mediterranean Sea, the ensemble tries to combine Italian traditional music, jazz improvisation, Mediterranean music and early music. This EP features also Francesco Loccisano, a true virtuoso and innovator of the “chitarra battente”, an ancient metal strung guitar traditional to southern Italian regions.

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Francesco Turrisi Ireland

Francesco Turrisi has been described as “a musical alchemist” by The Irish Times. . The music on his four CDs as leader and two as co-leader isn’t easy to define – drawing from early music counterpoint and bass ostinatos, evocative Mediterranean modal melodies and scintillating jazz improvisation. ... more

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