Joe Barbieri
In Parole Povere

"In Parole Povere" is defined by the record label that released it as:

...an album born by subtraction, for concepts expressed from the projection of their shadows, from the silhouette that, like paintings, leave a mark on the wall once removed from there… "In Parole Povere" is a summary execution against the law of gravity, a subversion that passes through the eye of a handful of songs, it is – to quote Martin Winckler – "filling the holes of the elusive reality with pieces of twine, tying knots in transparent veils knowing that elsewhere they will tear"...

I would start here to define a subtle and inspired album; composed, produced, and sung on the wave of lightness and impalpability. It is said of Joe Barbieri that he sings his songs with the skillful touch of someone who knows, with expertise and freshness, how to speak to the heart of the listener, and with the help of twenty internationally renowned musicians and the precious duet with his friend Mario Venuti (duet in "Pura Ambra"), Joe Barbieri crafts an album that travels from a European-style nu-jazz to bossa that evokes the most inspired Caetano Veloso on the skin; from fado to singer-songwriter music. All measured with seductive personality. Keep "In Questo Preciso Momento", "Sono Una Grondaia" and "Pura Ambra" within listening range.