Sergio Cammariere
Dalla Pace Del Mare Lontano

The indifference of the general public towards Sergio Cammariere is truly incredible. If I may, such indecent neglect gives the exact measure of the musical culture of the average Italian, who is moved by listening to stories of pigeons et similia, while ignoring the existence of exponentially more evolved and interesting forms of artistic-musical life.
"Dalla pace del mare lontano", the debut album of the Crotone-born singer-songwriter, definitely falls into this latter category of works. The album comprises 13 tracks, totaling about one hour of extremely refined and enjoyable music even at a first superficial listen, despite the predominant jazz matrix. In the extraordinary array of musicians (two names above all: Amedeo Ariano on drums and Luca Bulgarelli on double bass, for an extraordinary rhythm section), we highlight the welcome presence of Alex Britti, who penned the splendid introduction to "Via da questo mare", a song of pain and hope by someone who has decided to leave their own land and sea (the lyrics as usual are by Roberto Kunstler).
And precisely the sea, a symbol of summer, joy, freedom, inner peace, appears as one of the dominant themes of the entire album. We cannot fail to mention indeed the effervescent "Dalla pace del mare lontano", with its sustained rhythmic pace, and the fragrant "Il mare", the Italian version of "La mer" by Charles Trenet, which gently cradles us, as if we were truly in the water.
There is also room for soft intimate sketches ("Apri la porta"), irresistible samba ("Canto nel vento"), blazing swing ("Paese di goal") as well as ironic tracks like the splendid "Vita d'artista" that pokes fun at the artist's condition in Italy.

A work that, in the final analysis, comes across as extremely versatile and multicolored, a must-listen. A work that reconciles with Italian music.