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Tappeto Volante ("Flying Carpet") is the third and final album by Italian world music pioneers Aktuala. It was released on Bla Bla records in 1976. It is the second recording of percussionist Trilok Gurtu
Profile
It is a mixture of live and studio recordings, mostly recorded in Morocco after a year spent traveling and playing there. The resulting recordings were then interspersed with studio recordings featuring electronic enhancements. This latter studio compositional style point to Walter Maioli's next project, Futuro Antico in which such mixtures dominated. There are shorter tracks than on the previous recordings but they have segues making a collage effect.
Musicians
The musicians are:
Walter Maioli: Arabic oboe, wooden flute, naj, bass flute, maranzano, bass harmonica, sil-sil, seeds, desert flute, sea triton, zampogna, reeds, whistles, bells
Daniele Cavallanti: soprano saxophone, dolak, derbuka
Antonio Cerantola: acoustic guitar
Kela Rangoni Macchiavelli: zanza, tamboura, maracas, seeds, rings
Fabrizio Cassanoi: sitar
Marjon Klok: harp, tamboura, bells, sil-sil, cymbals
Trilok Gurtu: tabla, snake drums, Moroccan bongos, cymbals, xylophone, cow bells, sil-sil, wood block
Track listing
The tracks are:
Churinga
Ohnedaruth
Ugula Baliue African Planet
Il Ritmo Del Cammello (The Rhythm of the Camel)
Hare
Mr Trilok
Chitarra E Piffero (Guitar and Pipes)
Echo Raga
Mediterraneo
Flash
Waruna
Aksak
Nettuno Dio Del Mare (Neptune God of the Sea)
References
External links
Page at soundohm
Page at italianprog.com