Tarantella Nel Salento

Performers:	Fabio Tricomi, Luigi Mangiocavallo, Ottavia Rausa
Title:	Tarantella Nel Salento
Release Date:	10/09/2013
Label:	Accent Records
Media Format:	CD
UPC:	4015023242364
Item #:	828056X

The tarantella is an ecstatic folk dance from southern Italy with a long tradition. It actually came into being as a way to heal a tarantula bite. The victim of the bite danced to the point of total exhaustion in order to drive the spider's poison out of the body. This recording by Liuwe Tamminga combines the sound of historical organs from southern Italy with other "therapeutic" instruments. Tambourine, castanets and triangle underline the rhythm whilst providing strong accents, and various plucked instruments such as the guitar and mandolin enter into a dialogue with the organ.