Banda Bassotti "Asi es mi vida"
CD Shout Forte
To tell you the respect that I have of the band, I say only that I preferred to buy this album than "The Upsetter" by Lee Perry, disk (I'm ashamed) more I miss her. In reality this is not really a new album of the band but a kind of tribute to the songs of popular struggle in different countries, of course, rearranged and played by Bassotti and other important guests (to name a few others I quote from Lou Watts of Chumbawamba, Chris Byrne and Rachel Fitzgerald Unity Squad, former Ghetto Rude 84 and the ever-present Arkarazo Kaki, who is also as producer) . 17 pieces plus bonus dub, the pieces are chosen ranging from Cuban popular songs ("Guantanamera" or "Que linda es Cuba"), songs of Irish liberation ("Sam song" Go on home british soldiers "), singing anti-Franco English (El fifth regiment "" El paso del Ebro "), the German national anthem" Arbetlose Marsch, "Catalan" proceso ", the song Sandinistas' Nicaragua Nicaragua", Basque song "Yup la la" (on the death of the Dauphin of France, Carrero Blanco), the South American "El pueblo unido" and "Gracias a la vida", the Soviet Poliouchka polyester and other Italian songs ("Whistle the wind "," Stalingrad "," Children Workshop "). It is also the poem to music "Asi es mi vida" (which, as you understand, title track) written by Pablo Neruda, and the last piece is composed of sound samples taken in Ramallah. What can I say? In addition to the originality of the idea and the work done to fish out and rearrange these pieces is will also appreciate the beauty of the arrangements, sounds and musical skill of the player. In short, the record is more than pleasant, the liveliness of the songs is remarkable and beautiful, even the difference between songs, so you can move on from Celtic songs to choral singing of "Poliouchka polyester" or "Children Workshop", a true latin ska or streetpunk reissue of "Stalingrad". In short, given the price, which is contained in the shops (13 €), I think this record is a must for all those who still believe in a cause.
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