Creuza de mä

by Fabrizio De André

Creuza de mä cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1984
  • Label: Ricordi
  • Country: Italy
  • Length: 1:39:23
  • Community rating: 3.82/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Fabrizio De André entirely revolutionized Italian folk music by composing this concept album entirely in the medieval Genoese dialect. The record blends Mediterranean traditional instrumentation with sophisticated, mellow avant-folk arrangements to create a deeply poetic, passionate tribute to maritime folklore.

Genres

Descriptors: ballad, acoustic, folklore, conceptual, folk, italian, experimental, percussive, male-vocals

Tracklist

  1. Crêuza de mä - New Mix 2014 (6:15)
  2. Jamin-a - New Mix 2014 (4:51)
  3. Sidún - New Mix 2014 (6:22)
  4. Sinan capudan pascià - New Mix 2014 (5:30)
  5. 'A pittima - New Mix 2014 (3:43)
  6. 'Â duménega - New Mix 2014 (3:37)
  7. Da a me riva - New Mix 2014 (3:05)
  8. Jamin-a - Alternate Version 2014 (3:37)
  9. Sinan capudan pascià - Alternative Mix 2014 (5:32)
  10. 'Â duménega - Alternative Mix 2014 (3:38)
  11. Crêuza de mä - Alternative Mix 2014 (4:09)
  12. Creuza de Ma - Live Tour 'Creuza de ma' 1984 - New Mix 2014 (6:01)
  13. Jamin-a - Live Tour 'Creuza de ma' 1984 - New Mix 2014 (4:45)
  14. Sidun - Live Tour 'Creuza de ma' 1984 - New Mix 2014 (5:58)
  15. Parlato 'Idioma' - Live Tour 'Creuza de ma' 1984 - New Mix 2014 (2:33)
  16. 'A pittima - Live Tour 'Creuza de ma' 1984 - New Mix 2014 (3:31)
  17. Presentazione sinan - Live Tour 'Creuza de ma' 1984 - New Mix 2014 (1:31)
  18. Sinan capudan pascià - Live Tour 'Creuza de ma' 1984 - New Mix 2014 (5:50)
  19. Presentazione 'A dumenega' - Live Tour 'Creuza de ma' 1984 - New Mix 2014 (1:47)
  20. A dumenega - Live Tour 'Creuza de ma' 1984 - New Mix 2014 (3:18)
  21. 'Â çimma - Live Tour 'Le Nuvole' 1991 - Edit - New Mix 2014 (5:49)
  22. Megu megun - Live Tour 'Le Nuvole' 1991 - Edit - New Mix 2014 (4:37)
  23. Da a me riva - Live - Siena Piazza del Campo 26/08/04 (3:12)

Credits

  • Fabrizio De André - primary artist, guitar, other [ottava], vocals, lyrics by, music by, producer
  • Dino D'Autorio - bass
  • Massimo Spinosa - bass
  • Franco Mussida - classical guitar, mandolin [electric mandolin]
  • Francis Biggi - consultant [ethnic & medieval instruments consulence]
  • Area Di Comunicazione - cover
  • Walter Calloni - drums
  • Lucio Visintini - engineer
  • Dario Caglioni - engineer [studio assistant]
  • Nick Lovallo - engineer [studio assistant]
  • Allan Goldberg - engineer, co-producer, mixed by
  • Domna Samiou Ensemble - ensemble
  • François Bedel - goblet drum [zarb], percussion
  • Edoardo Martin - keyboards [yamaha gs2]
  • Mauro Pagani - lyrics by, music by, oud, lute [saz], bouzouki, mandola, mandolin, violin, viola [viola a plettro], effects [roland s.p.v. 335], flute, vocals, producer
  • Franco D'Ambrosio - mastered by
  • Maurizio Preti - percussion
  • Jay Maysel - photography by
  • Mario Arcari - shanai [shannaj]
  • Aldo Banfi - synthesizer [synthclavier]

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