The subtitle of “Bella Ciao” pretty much says it all… here’s an Italian troupe that plays ‘Italian combat folk for the masses’. And they play it well. Enticing folk music with a bit of ska and a wide array of instruments. Mostly acoutisc guitars but there’s also room for bouzouki, whistle, trumpet, mandolin and so on. Apparently all of the musicians are multi-instrumentalists which should make their live show only more energetic. Their version of “Bella Ciao”, a song that held the Partisans warm in the winter of 1944-45, is one of the most exciting songs I’ve heard in a while and I’m pretty sure that if these guys were from Brighton, they would be called The Levellers.
Score: 7 out of 10
http://www.leechredda.com
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