(Prog Folk) Indaco - Vento del deserto - 1997 (2008), FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Indaco biography

This Italian super-group was started in 1991 by BANCO's guitarist Rodolfo Maltese and violinist Mario Pio Mancini. Within a prog context, the band successfully conveys the warmth of Mediterranean and Oriental melodies through the use of jazz and ethnic instrumentation. Their three studio albums alternately boast the collaboration of prestigious Italian musicians such as ex-BANCO's guitarist and drummer Pierluigi Calderoni, vocalist Francesco Di Giacomo and keyboardist Vittorio Nocenzi as well as PFM's flautist-violinist Mauro Pagani and TAZENDA's guitarist-songwriter Andrea Parodi. You will also find the names of Paolo Fresu, Daniele Sepe and the late jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie adorning their later CDs.

Featuring lots of bouzuki, flute and sitar among other instruments, the album "Vento Del Deserto" will bewitch you with its Middle-Eastern and Indian flavours whereas "Amorgos" (perhaps the proggiest album of the three) will transport you to the Greek island of the same name with the sounds of mandoline, bouzuki, violins and Lester Bowie's trumpet. As for "Terra Maris", it's a kaleidoscope of styles that run from Irish folk ballads to the jazzy accents of Paolo Fresu and Daniele Sepe and the torrid Spanish vocals of Gabriella Aiello - you'll even hear the band's own rendition of the BEATLES' "Norwegian Wood". The band has also released "Spezie Live" in 2001, an album made up mostly of live tracks plus a few studio cuts. The extraordinary musicianship, excellent production and originality of compositions make these albums a treasure to behold.

All are highly recommended to anyone slightly interested in sampling some very inspired ethnic music.

: : : Lise (HIBOU), CANADA : : :
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=1545

---

Indaco - имя бывшей итальянской супер-группы этнической музыки, безусловно, одной из важных групп итальянской сцены. Группа существовала в период с 1992 года по 2007 год. Основали Indaco Mario Pio Mancini и Rodolfo Maltese, последний известен как гитарист Banco del Mutuo Soccorso.
Истоки группы восходят к 1992 году, когда Mancini (бузуки, скрипка, мандолина) и Maltese (гитара) решили создать группу исполняющую этническую музыку. Проект не рассматривался как реальная музыкальная группа: основа - пара музыкантов, которым в реализации их замыслов помогали бы приглашенные в качестве гостей музыканты.
Барабанщик Banco Пьерлуиджи Кальдерони принял участие в записи всех альбомов Indaco. В разное время с группой сотрудничали Франческо Ди Джакомо (Banco), Мауро Пагани (экс-PFM), Андреа Пароди.
В музыке Indaco соседствуют элементы рока, фьюжн, средиземноморского и восточного фольклора.

IINDACO - Vento del deserto = Papersleeve = (CD)
4.25 | 4 ratings | 0 reviews | 25% 5 stars - progarchives.com

Finally the papersleeve reissue of the long OOP second record of Banco del Mutuo Soccorso guitar player Rodolfo Maltese's supergroup featuring among others Pierluigi Calderoni (Banco) , Mauro Pagani (PFM), Enzo Gragnaniello, Francesco Di Giacomo (Banco), Antonello Salis, Rino Zurzolo and Toni Esposito. A great blend of mediterrean flavors and progressive rock, including a cover of Pink Floyd's Set the control for the heart of the sun! Highly suggested!

- Mario Pio Mancini / bouzuki, Irish bouzuki, violin
- Arnaldo Vacca / percussions, sampling
- Carlo Mezzanotte / keyboards
- Pierluigi Calderoni / drums
- Rodolfo Maltese / all guitars

Indaco - Amorgós:
Indaco - Porte d'Oriente:
Indaco - Tracce Mediterranee (DVD video):