Fiamma Fumana

Country of origin:

Italy

Type of music generally:

World music

Status:

Most recent release, Onda (2006)

See also:

Wikipedia's entry on Fiamma Fumana

Comparisons:

Mouth Music, Afro Celt Sound System

Covers/own material:

Own, occasional traditional

General comments:

Fiamma Fumana plays modernized Italian music. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)

Recommended first album:

Onda is the first we've heard

Recordings:

• 1.0 (2001)
• home (2003)
• Onda (2006)

Onda

Release info:

2006—Mescal (italy)/Omnium (U.S.)—OMM2043

Availability:

Wide

Ecto priority:

Recommended

Group members:

Lady Jessica Lombardi—piva emiliana bagpipes, bodhràn, vocals
Alberto Cottica—accordion
Mehin Paolos—dj, vocals
Lisa Kant—vocals

Guest artists:

Lorenzo "Jovanotti" Cherubini—rap (1)
Mc Navigator—rap (1), voice samples (6)
Peter Walsh—keyboards, programming
Coro delle Mondine di Novi—choir (3, 10)
Guilia Contri—choir director
Hami—drums (6, 11)
Gianni Maroccolo—bass (1)
Max Trisotto—bass (10)
Cristiano Della Monica—percussion and kalimba (4, 10, 1)
Stefano "Cisco" Belloti—backing vocals (5)
Martyn Bennett—voice samples (8, 11)
Liliana Delmonte—voice samples (5)
Paco Ignacio Taibo II—voice samples (1)
Maria Grillini—voice samples (11)

Produced by:

Peter Walsh

Comments:

Fiamma Fumana play their own songs and updated versions of traditional songs with verve and spirit. They use interesting instruments like bagpipes and bodhran and achieve a nice sound. Their lively songs makes me think of Mouth Music and they use modern sounds well. I imagine they'd be an ideal festival band. This album also captures them well. (stjarnell@yahoo.com)

Thanks to stjarnell@yahoo.com for work on this entry.