1.0 [Enhanced]

Fiamma Fumana | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Omnium
• ASIN: B0000584U8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,500 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique, enthralling, November 8, 2001

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LGwriter "SharpWitGuy" (Astoria, N.Y. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1.0 (Audio CD)

As worldbeat continues to spread and diversify, it's really refreshing to come across something not only new and original, but captivating as well. As far as I know, this is the first group to take traditional Italian folk songs and fuse them with dance electronics. Rather than being just another entry in the often tired worldbeat arena, this album sings, pops, bounces, and sparkles. The female vocalist, Fiamma, is excellent, and the musicians with her are equally as talented.

As is true with the most sophisticated and skilled worldbeat practitioners, the group does not limit themselves to their native melodies and instruments. Inspiration is drawn from sources as diverse as Finland and the Celtic world. Aside from programming and keyboards, instruments include accordion, tin whistle, bouzouki, and uillean pipes.

This is a top-notch release!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fiamma lights up an international flame, February 18, 2001

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Davide Andrea (Boulder CO, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1.0 (Audio CD)

After decades of bad imitations of Anglo-American pop music, some Italian musicians are now once again drawing from their roots, and producing unique works, with true originality. The group Fiamma Fumana ("Fiamma" is "flame" as well as the female singer's name, and "Fumana" is a mist, a fog) not only fits this description, but augments their music with Celtic sounds and the tools of modern electronics, seamlessly integrated. The result is full of the cheer and energy of Italian music, the power of a well produced contemporary sound, the completeness of an international sound. This album is fun, original, and it speaks to our world-beat generation as well as the folk generation of their Italian parents.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing Burst Of World Beats, August 17, 2003

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Wil (AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 1.0 (Audio CD)

I am not a big fan of dance music, most of which is faceless, generic, and uninteresting beyond the dancefloor. But here, Fiamma Fumana make it exciting and interesting by combining their dancebeats with traditional instrumentation such as accordians, fiddles and bagpipes. The mix works, also because of Fiamma's own unique voice and the melodies that she weaves throughout.
Tre Sorelle is the standout, but this album contains much more to love, such as 1.0, Di Madre in Figlia, Mareoceano, and the giddy, infectious L.I.L.T.
If someone who didn't know a thing about this Italian group (or its language) were to hear the songs for the first time, they would bet money this was a group from Ireland or Scotland, as F.F.'s roots in that style of music are strong here.
All in all, its a fun album, a refreshing burst of beats and hooks that should delight all who hear it.