Roots by Nilza Costa
"Roots" is the second album of the brazilian singer Nilza Costa, and it will be released in October 2016, by the FonoFabrique label. The ten songs of the album narrate with melancholy, religiousness and poetry - but also with a strong dose of hope - the meaning of life of men and women torn from their homeland. Throughout the entire album the Africanness of the singer's origins shines clearly, and it is artfully blended with some AfroJazz arrangements and with the Yoruba language, that characterizes its ancestry, its spirituality and its driving and pervasive force.
The album was produced by Studio SoundLab, a cultural organization in Bologna, and by the band who accompanies the artist in her concerts: the drummer Roberto Rossi, who also worked at the arrangements, Federico Codicé and Alberto Irrera.
Tracklist
| 1. | Atoto (Traditional Song) | 4:04 |
| 2. | Lembranças | 4:43 |
| 3. | Iya Ti Aye | 5:25 |
| 4. | Onissaure (Traditional Song) | 5:09 |
| 5. | Que serà de eu | 3:51 |
| 6. | Clandestino | 4:37 |
| 7. | Triade (Traditional Song) | 5:58 |
| 8. | Viagem (Feat. Silvania Dos Santos) | 4:14 |
| 9. | Alafia | 3:57 |
| 10. | Adupé | 2:14 |
Videos
Credits
Nilza Costa - lead vocal;
Silvania Dos Santos - lead vocal (Viagem) and backing vocal;
Federico Codicé - guitar and backing vocal;
Roberto Rossi - drums, percussions, flute, bass, backing vocal;
Pippi Dimonte - double bass;
Massimo Zaniboni - soprano, alto, tenor sax;
Maurizio De Gasperi - Fender Rhodes;
Massimiliano Canneto - violins
