From the Genuine World / Gabriele Poso

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芸術性、DansableなRhythmともに無名なのが不思議な作品。

ここ数ヶ月前にこのアルバムと出会ってから、定期的に良く聴いている。

African Beatを基調としてTradでJazzyな響きを持ちつつ、詩的でEmotionalな歌心と、ModernなElectronicaの芸術性を兼ね持つ不思議な作品である。

ただのDance Hall用のJazzy Houseでないのは間違いなく、またひたすらにMacと向き合って作っただけのElectronicaでもない。

Italy出身のSinger song writerである彼の1st.albumである今作は、Osunlade主催のYoruba RecordsからReleaseされた。

ナイジェリア南西部の部族の名を冠したYoruba RecordsからリリースされたItaly出身のSinger Song Writerのアルバムで、この壮大で美しいSoundと野性的なRhythm。

なんともこの背景がまた魅力的だと思う(笑)。

彼のProfileをmyspaceから引用してみる。

Gabriele Poso was born in Sardinia, heart of the mediterranean sea, on the 22th October 1978 but grew in Lecce, south of Italy. Since he was a child he established a deep relationship with music, being attracted by his father’s best jazz, soul, and afro-latin records. As time goes on, he studied a great variety of musical instruments, in particolar guitar with wich he gave birth to his best compositions before arriving in the charming world of percussion that a stoled his soul becoming his real reason of life. In 1998 he started his studies about afro-cuban rythms under the guidance of the most impotant representant of afro-cuban culture and percussion in Italy Roberto “ Mamey “ Evangelista, in “Timba” istitute of Rome. Afterwards, he makes an in-depth musical studies in the ESCUELA NACIONAL DE ARTE of Havana Cuba and in the UNIVERSITAD INTERAMERICANA DE PUERTO RICO of S.Juan Puerto Rico. After these important musical studies, he started playing in Europe and in the world toghter with famous artist such as Osunlade (Yoruba Records), Nicola Conte (Blue Note) , only to mention someone of them. He has just realized his first album as soloist “FROM THE GENUINE WORLD” that will come out in January 2008 with Yoruba Records, a record inspired by atmospheres of the south Italy, but strongly bounded with afro music and the deepest roots of soul. “FROM THE GENUINE WORLD” wants to be a strong screma against the destruction towardswich the whole humanity is going. “FROM THE GENUINE WORLD” rapresents the need to go back to the real human values trying t ogive them the right importance and consideration. “FROM THE GENUINE WORLD” is the need to save ourselves and our resources before that them will definitely come against us. 

この中性的でどこか野性味のある彼の歌声と、そのほとんどを彼自身が演奏したという素晴らしい楽器のGroove、Europe伝来のどこか哀愁の漂うStylishなHouse Beat。

この素晴らしい作品が日本国内で無名なのが残念でならない。

ということで、是非この作品を多くの人に聴いてほしい。

また彼の次回作がこの1stの出来に劣らぬ作品であることを期待して止まない。