Andrea Parodi
Abacada

THE REVIEW

Abacada:

The first word in the Sardinian vocabulary means, 'moment of equal opposition of forces, characterized by the serene calm that precedes change and turning point'.

Exactly like those brief... intense... moments, that are not yet day and are no longer night...

Abacada a Mediterranean folk album full of Launeddas, Accordions, Bouzouki, Tamorra, Tar, Kanjira. A melange of sounds, smells, sensations, dances. Andrea has a voice, and this has been known since the times of Tazenda, from whom he takes a track in this album, he can sing, and sometimes he does so divinely.

His voice transports us to all shores of the Mare Nostrum, Maghreb, Campidano, Salento, and down to Burkina Faso. 'Abacada' in the most ancient Sardinian also means calm, in this track between Greek melodies and strummed guitar it invites us to be like animals, taking everything calmly indeed. Efix, a character from Canne al Vento by Grazia Deledda. 'Sal'entu', Salt and wind, Salento, plays on the musicality of the terms, salt and wind is Sardinia, a taranta pizzica in Sardinian the best piece, the voices intertwine, chase, and cross in the frenzy of the pizzica.

Parodi here is supported by the vocal quartet Faraualla, four incredibly talented girls, the Tenores and the taranta, a truly brilliant idea. The Tar and other instruments, which, as those who know them, take us even more east and south, to Turkey, Greece. 'Pandela', Flag: calms us from the frenzy of the previous track. It has a truly immense poetry in the poignant singing, Andrea's voice in the first two stanzas gives chills and for those who understand it makes one think of migrants scattered around the world.
"If you belong to this flag, which is the child and resembles these peoples, which come from fiery places. Who is, who are these people, dark faces waiting for us outside, crying alone. A dance, a sound and a language that we will speak. and we will sing from the beginning. For flag......"
Because when you are far from your country, your flag, what you long for, what you hope for is someone who speaks like you.

Surely this album has many limits, it's sung in Sardinian and, although the booklet has the lyrics in three languages, those who do not understand Sardinian might feel a little lost, but if one lets go to allow emotions to flow within oneself they will not be disappointed. Another limit is that "Creuza De Ma" had already been done by De André.

It would deserve Three and a Half. Anyway, I'll slip in Sample.