Farida – Il Pianoforte
Farida – L’Anima
Farida – Pensami Stasera
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As someone who has been very slowly rebuilding his collection it’s always tough to let go of great records. But it would be even harder letting go of this blog, and so as has been the case a few times in the past, I’ve got a few records up for auction at Ebay as we try to raise funds to keep Melting Pot on the web. One of the more interesting LPs comes from an Italian singer by the name of Farida.
Though she sings in Italian, Farida found her first success in Poland, which explains why you’d find her album on the venerable Polish label Muza. The album could have easily worked as a soundtrack to an early 1970s Italian Poliziotteschi or “Tough Cop” film. Farida’s singing is suitably over-the-top in most cases, but it’s the production that is the real star of this album, with all types of interesting accents and flourishes, some small others bombastic. “Il Pianoforte” grabs the attention with all of those clean drum breaks, but virtually every track has some note worthy moments, as “L’Anima” and “Pensami Stasera” clearly show. If you’re a fan of these styles and sounds, head on over to Ebay or Rose Records to bid on the record, see more pictures and hear more songs from this LP. Most importantly if you can, please support Melting Pot!!!
Cheers,
Michael
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