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Artist:
BARBIERI, JOE
Title:
(In Parole Povere)
Label:
LE POP MUSIK (GERMANY)
Format:
CD
Price:
$15.50
Catalog #:
LPM 013CD
2007 release. First Italian signing on Le Pop Musik, usually Germany's premier purveyors of French indie pop music.
Joe Barbieri
hails from Naples. His music shines with his soft, velvet voice, smooth jazz arrangements and elegant bossa influences. In the early '90s, Joe Barbieri was discovered by the legendary
Pino Daniele
.
In Parole Povere
is the perfect summer soundtrack -- gentle and melancholic. A great album from Italy!
Artist:
BARBIERI, JOE
Title:
Maison Maravilha
Label:
LE POP MUSIK (GERMANY)
Format:
CD
Price:
$15.50
Catalog #:
LPM 023CD
2009 release. Italian singer and musical aesthete
Joe Barbieri
enlarges the borders of our musical cosmos with
Maison Maravilha
's even greater stylistic diversity. The sound spectrum of cantautori, bossanova and pop is enriched by elements of chanson, fado and tango. He also emphasized the already prevalent jazz-color. While his previous release,
In Parole Povere
, offered proof that there is yet still great Italo-pop,
Maison Maravilha
offers greater evidence for this fact. Included is a beautiful duet with
Buena Vista Social Club
singer
Omara Portuondo
. In spite of the greater stylistic range, Barbieri's sophomore album seems more coherent then this predecessor. If nothing else it could be for the gently refinement of the sound through a string orchestra. The interwoven arrangements offer a good hint on the search for Babieri's source of inspiration:
Maison Maravilha
emerged from the spirits of '50s and '60s movie soundtracks.
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