Creuza De Ma [Import]

Fabrizio De Andre | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 16, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bmg
• ASIN: B00000GB76
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #946,836 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Out of This World, September 30, 2001

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Mr. J. Rinaldi "hijklrinaldi" (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Creuza De Ma (Audio CD)

Released long before Paul Simon introduced world music into the mainstream, Fabrizio De Andre' released Crueza De Mar, an album which draws heavily from sounds far beyond the reach of western rock music. The album breaks new ground on many levels, not only in terms of musical direction, but also in terms of language. The album is recorded in the Genoese dialect -incomprehensible to most Italian speakers. Co-produced and co-written with former PFM violinist, Mauro Pagani, the album is often cited as De Andre's best work. Stand out tracks includes the wonderfully erotic Jamin-a, the evocative Sidun and the tongue in cheek A Dumenga, recounting life in Genova's red light district. My only criticism of this album is its length, 33 minutes of genius never seems enough.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Talking Heads mixed in North Africa, December 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Creuza De Ma (Audio CD)

A very well known Italian Singer/Songwriter - Singing in his own Genovese dialect - With strong influences from across the Mediterr. David B of Talking Heads would like this one!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best de André albums, April 26, 2005

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fvs - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creuza De Ma (Audio CD)

Fabrizio de André was born in Genoa on February 18, 1940. His career as a songwriter and performer began in the late fifties, under the strong influence of the French chansonniers, especially Georges Brassens (1921-1981). In the late summer of 1998, Fabrizio de André was forced to stop his concert tour at the first symptoms of a serious disease which was later diagnosed as cancer. Fabrizio de André died in Milan, Italy on January 11, 1999, at 2:30 am. Two days later, he was buried in his native town of Genoa, Italy. The funeral was attended by an immense crowd of more than 10,000 people. My favorite song in this album is Creuza De Ma.

Creuza De Ma
Umbre de muri muri de mainé
dunde ne vegnì duve l'è ch'ané
da 'n scitu duve a l'ūn-a a se mustra nūa
e a neutte a n'à puntou u cutellu ä gua
e a muntä l'àse gh'é restou Diu
u Diàu l'é in ēė e u s'è gh'è faetu u nìu
ne sciurtìmmu da u mä pe sciugà e osse da u Dria

e a funtan-a di cumbi 'nta cä de pria
E 'nt'a cä de pria chi ghe saià
int'à cä du Dria che u nu l'è mainà
gente de Lūgan facce de mandillä
qui che du luassu preferiscian l'ä
figge de famiggia udù de bun
che ti peu ammiàle senza u gundun

E a 'ste panse veue cose che daià
cose da beive, cose da mangiä
frittūa de pigneu giancu de Purtufin
ēervelle de bae 'nt'u meximu vin
lasagne da fiddià ai quattru tucchi
paciūgu in aegruduse de lévre de cuppi

E 'nt'a barca du vin ghe naveghiemu 'nsc'i scheuggi
emigranti du rìe cu'i cioi 'nt'i euggi
finché u matin crescià da puéilu rechéugge
frè di ganeuffeni e dè figge
bacan d'a corda marsa d'aegua e de sä
che a ne liga e a ne porta 'nte 'na creuza de mä