Max Dedocomposer, multi -instrumentalist and prominent face of the Italian music scene, returns with a new album with an international breath: Almas du Munnu. The disc is available digitally for Astralmusic (Publishing: Borgatti Musical Editions / Jois Musical Editions).
Sicilian of origin, graduated in the trombone at the “Corelli” Conservatory in Messina and at the Music School of Fiesole, Max Dedo boasts an eclectic career that led him to collaborate with names of the caliber of Max Gazzè, Elio and the stories tense, Carmen Consoli, Daniele Silvestri, Fabrizio Moro And many others. He recorded four solo albums and participated in over 130 discs as session man.
Member of the orchestra Raiwent on the stage of the Festival Of Sanremo and worked alongside international artists such as Sting, Michael Bublé, James Taylor, George Benson And Rod Stewart. His versatility also brought him to the world of classical music with masters of the caliber of Riccardo Muti And Carlo Maria Giulini.
Also active as an author for radio programs on Rai Radio 1, God He signed the music of “A day as a reindeer”, “A day as a shrimp” and “Mangiadischi”.
An album that combines Sicilian dialect and world languages
Almas du Munnu It is a project that goes beyond music: a sound journey that starts from the Sicilian dialect and opens up to different languages and cultures, in an intertwining of sounds and identities. Each song is a meeting, a musical dialogue between Max Dedo and artists from various corners of the world, each of whom sings in their own mother tongue.
The disc moves between tradition and innovation, touching a multiplicity of musical genres without ever losing artistic consistency. A real manifesto of cultural integration that invites us to resist homologation and to celebrate the richness of diversity.
International guests of “Almas du Munnu”
Among the guest artists we find:
- Alfonso De Vilallonga (Spain)
- Celestino Esquerre (Santo Domingo)
- Didem Ezgi Kurt (Türkiye)
- Mariel Danieli (Argentina)
- Marina Ribeiro (Brazil)
- Devin Robinson (USA)
- Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez (Cuba)
- Simona Sciacca (Italy)
Each featuring is designed to enhance the individual artistic identities, in a comparison between cultures that translates into highly evocative and never obvious songs.
Tracklist
1. Toda la noche feat. Celestino Esquerre
2. Almas du Munnu feat. Alfonso De Vilallonga
3. Friends Mei feat. Didem Ezgi Kurt
4. Tantu feat. Mariel Danieli
5. Sicilian rumba feat. Simona Sciacca
6. Luna de Amor feat. Alfonso De Vilallonga
7. Modinha feat. Marina Ribeiro
8. Sulu moments feat. Devin Robinson
