Vincenzo Danise – SaravàDDDD

Sarava it's a record Crossover mainly instrumental composed and arranged by Danish and published by Full Heads. "

Sarava it means "force that moves nature". Force that inspired Danise during her trip to the Amazon and that transformed the composition of the new album into a spiritual journey. Sarava, in Portuguese it means "Hello" and in Latin "Ave", while in Afro-Brazilian cultures it has an even deeper meaning and is used as a mantra: Sa indicates the Force and God; Ra, Reign and Movement; And it is Nature and Energy.

The disc opens with "Cuncè woman”Instrumental piece for piano, contrabass, percussions, battery e whistle. The piece is articulated with piano experiments and ethereal atmospheres, which manage to perfectly embody the meaning of the piece. In particular the perfect interweaving of percussions piano manages to create a sort of mystical atmosphere that immediately catapults us into the alleys of Naples.

Cuncè woman, is an elderly lady who lives in an alley of Naples and who spends his life overlooking the balcony in the hope of selling something to passers-by, essentially one of the many almost mythological figures that populate Naples in its thousand colors.
The title track "Sarava”Is one of the two tracks of the disc in which there is a vocal track, in this case masterfully interpreted by Mbarka Ben Taleb. The text, in French and Arabic is perfectly accompanied by mood music in which the piano is in the foreground. The contrabass, percussions , battery they follow the melodic arrangements of the piano and the voice in a perfect and never predictable way. The warm and sensual voice of Mbarka Ben Taleb evokes Middle Eastern places. The song is certainly influenced by the story of Naples and his own Arab and French influences, multiculturalism that the Neapolitan people and the city have never abandoned and that is enhanced by the musical culture of the city and of the musicians as Danish.

"Mediterranean shunya tango”Is an instrumental piece in which the classic guitar and piano they exchange interesting melodic parts with each other, which have their roots in history Neapolitan music, without ever abandoning the Jazz. The classic guitar di Angel Carpenters manages to weave, together with the piano di Danish entrancing melodies without ever boring or excessively weighing down the piece.
In the middle of the piece the melodic lines of the piano impose themselves on the other instruments, almost like a classical composition, making it an interesting mix between the Jazz , Neapolitan classic song.

The next song "My villanella”Begins with a string and body incipit of piano and with the contrabass beautifully played by Massimo Moriconi. The composition is inspired by the old instrumental villanelles composed of three fundamental tempos. The piece continues with the piano which manages to weave extremely varied melodic lines with dynamics that project the listener into an atmosphere of joy and curiosity, if it weren't for the duration of 7:20 minutes, definitely excessive in my opinion for such a piece. A song that is cheerful but tiring despite the many variations on the main theme, probably excessive in the general sense of cheerfulness. Without doubt the least successful piece of the album.

The fifth track "Gypsy Blues“, It is a piece with manouche sounds that rests on a harmonic structure typical of archaic blues. The melodic line of piano is excellent, the piece immediately throws us into what could be a caravan of gypsies from the end of the 800th century, the contrabass and percussions they are the right accompaniment, making the melodic fabric very dynamic and varied.

The sixth track "Madiba”Sees the participation in the voice and percussion of Paolo “Batà” Bianconcini. The piece is structurally very similar to the previous ones and differs in more accentuated percussion parts and a very particular vocal line, which evokes in an incessant way South American atmospheres and rhythms, which merge with the Jazz following the general concept of the album.

The seventh song "Water 'nfosa”Is a melancholy and gloomy piece, where the piano and contrabass alternate again in creating refined and elegant melodic lines. The song seems, as you can guess from the title, to evoke marine atmospheres. From the beginning, we were catapulted onto a winter beach, sad and dull but at the same time intimate and reassuring. I think this is the most intimate and probably the most successful piece of the whole album and that perhaps most of all communicates the artist's artistic essence.
La Rummer Drum di Marco Tirino from the beginning to "Aralyna”Eighth song of the disc, this song, different from the others on the disc, manages to give air and lightness to the listener who is almost taken aback by the atmosphere of light psychedelia and lightheartedness. The piano it is not always the most important instrument of the composition, but it is for a long time part of the piece from supporting actor to rummer drum making everything very listenable and pleasant, from a certain point of view also relaxing, abandoning the heavy atmospheres South American of the previous songs.

The ninth track "Parthenope in the waves”Is a song for solo piano, which again evokes marine atmospheres. The song certainly wants to be a dedication by the author to his city, metaphorically wrapped between positive and negative waves, while always remaining beautiful.
The last song " 'It's ca tarantella”Is a tribute to the history of the city and in particular to the Neapolitan tarantella, the union of piano e battery make the listener fall into a cheerful and carefree atmosphere in the alleys of Naples. Still the contrabass di Massimo Moriconi he is able to skillfully participate in the melodic line of the piece with elegant intertwining Jazz with the piano of Danish. Probably this is the funniest song of the whole album, a fitting epilogue for an extremely intimate record full of influences, from South American to Middle Eastern through those of the Neapolitan tradition.

Undoubtedly this record will be talked about not only in Italy but also abroad, especially in South America. A refined disc and certainly for listeners already familiar with the world of Jazz and high-level piano compositions. Surely for an average listener this disc is excessively complicated, those who do not chew jazz or in any case do not have the habit of listening to instrumental music could easily get bored, also thanks to the lack of variety of sounds, which tend to be repetitive to an inexperienced ear.

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