For the polyphonic quintet Actores Alidos, songs may entertain but they serve primarily as rhythmic frames for human activity\u2014work, banter, celebration, telling love stories, amusing or calming children, lamenting loss and expressing faith. The group is based in Quartu Sant\u2019Elena, Sardinia, and performs traditional and contemporary works that give voice to the island\u2019s women.<\/p>\n
Led by vocal soloist and arranger Valeria Pilia, they sing in Sardinian\u2014a cappella or accompanied by traditional instruments and household tools\u3001 Galan\u00ecas (Beautiful Things) is the troupe\u2019s second album, and an extraordinary album it is. Pilia wrote the lively brush-off song Si non ballat su coro (If My Heart Doesn\u2019t Dance), which is accompanied by Orlando Mascia on launeddas (a triple pipe): \u201cYou\u2019ve got diamonds\/You\u2019ve got land,\u201d the women chant, \u201cBut you won\u2019t win me with your wealth\/You can keep it for yourself\u201d. The lullaby Dammi li manni (Give me your hands) employs reverse psychology: \u201cCome play with Nanny\u2026Don\u2019t fall asleep, it\u2019s not the time\/Give me your beautiful hands\u2026your beautiful feet\/But your eyes are going to close\u201d. Tzia Mariola mixes cooking and gossip to the beat of Gavoi drums, starting with Aunt Mariola preparing a sauce for her husband, \u201c\u2026her skirt making a tricchi tracca sound as she climbs the stairway to her kitchen\u201d.<\/p>\n
Among Pilia\u2019s outstanding compositions are the spellbinding A cicchittu a cicchittu (Drop After Drop) about a preference for wine over water\u3001 and the merry Festa po sa pippia (Party for the Child), with it\u2019s anti-evil eye chorus, \u201cThis child will never die\u201d.<\/p>\n
In every musical frame, the Actores\u2014sensible and spirited, warm and wise, garrulous and protective\u2014create dynamic social scenes reflecting the women whose voices they so passionately channel. (Finisterre)<\/p>\n
PROGRAMME<\/p>\n
Galanias<\/p>\n
Chelu e mare<\/p>\n
Ninnidu a giogu<\/p>\n
A badda\u2019<\/p>\n
Ode a s\u2019amore<\/p>\n
Festa po sa pippia<\/p>\n
Truncadu<\/p>\n
Dammi li mani<\/p>\n
Tittia<\/p>\n
No poto reposare<\/p>\n
Si non balla su coro<\/p>\n
Anninnora<\/p>\n
A cicchittu<\/p>\n
Vida mia<\/p>\n
Omines comente tamburos<\/p>\n
Tzia mariola<\/p>\n
Ca li s\u2019an<\/p>\n
Trallallera campidanese<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","location_type":[350136],"event_category":[373314,373457],"area_type":[350139],"event_language":[],"series":[],"event_category_other":[],"class_list":["post-1287754","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","location_type-indoor-en","event_category-music-en","event_category-music-choir-en","area_type-non-local","search-detail"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/1287754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1287754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location_type?post=1287754"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=1287754"},{"taxonomy":"area_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area_type?post=1287754"},{"taxonomy":"event_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_language?post=1287754"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1287754"},{"taxonomy":"event_category_other","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category_other?post=1287754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}