Anima latina

by Lucio Battisti

Anima latina cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: December 1974
  • Label: Numero Uno
  • Country: Italy
  • Length: 48:01
  • Community rating: 4.6/5 from 10 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceived after a trip to South America, Lucio Battisti's 'Anima latina' represents a significant departure from his prior work, fusing Italian songwriting with Brazilian musical influences, progressive rock, and funk. The album features long, complex compositions with intricate, Latin-influenced rhythms, prominent synthesizers, and advanced editing techniques, often treating Battisti's vocals as an integrated instrumental layer within the dense, atmospheric soundscapes he co-produced with Mogol.

Genres

Descriptors: italian, experimental, electronic, diverse, avant-garde, folk, orchestral, ambient

Tracklist

  1. Abbracciala abbracciali abbracciati (07:05)
  2. Due mondi (05:11)
  3. Anonimo (07:04)
  4. Gli uomini celesti (05:06)
  5. Gli uomini celesti - Ripresa (00:52)
  6. Due mondi - Ripresa (01:09)
  7. Anima latina (06:37)
  8. Il salame (03:38)
  9. La nuova America (02:50)
  10. Macchina del tempo (06:59)
  11. Separazione naturale (01:30)

Credits

  • Lucio Battisti - primary artist, music by, voice, piano, guitar, arranged by
  • Bob J. Wayne - bass
  • Gianni Dall'Aglio - drums
  • Ambrogio Ferrario - engineer
  • Piero Bravin - engineer
  • Claudio Pascoli - flute, reeds
  • Massimo Luca - guitar
  • Claudio Maioli - keyboards
  • Mogol - lyrics by
  • Dodo Nileb - percussion
  • Cesare Monti - photography by
  • Gneo Pompeo - synthesizer, strings [electronic]
  • Gianni Bogliano - trombone
  • Gigi Mucciolo - trumpet
  • Pippo Colucci - trumpet
  • Mara Cubeddu - voice [female]
  • Alberto - voice [male]
  • Mario - voice [male]

More from Lucio Battisti: full discography