We Are From the Sun - Cerys Matthews, Hidden Orchestra & 10 poets (2021)
Il recensore del Guardian ha definito Cerys Matthews "un patrimonio nazionale alternativo". 51 anni, bella presenza, gallese nata a Cardiff e cresciuta a Swansea, parla cinque lingue, oltre che musicista, cantante e compositrice (fondatrice dei Catatonia), è scrittrice, speaker radiofonica, ed è stata figura predominante del cosiddetto Cool Cymru, movimento culturale gallese fine anni '90. In questo disco, decisamente particolare, una sorta di spoken word album con un tappeto musicale sinuoso e piuttosto affascinante, è coadiuvata da Joe Acheson aka Hidden Orchestra, e da ben dieci poeti (MA.MOYO, Raymond Antrobus, Lemn Sissay, Cia Mangat, Anthony Anaxagorou, Kim Moore, Liz Berry, Adam Horovitz, Kayo Chingonyi, Imtiaz Dharker). Una scelta totalmente anti commerciale, ma suggestiva, coraggiosa, quasi militante.
The Guardian reviewer called Cerys Matthews "an alt national treasure". 51 years old, good looking, Welsh born in Cardiff and raised in Swansea, speaks five languages, as well as a musician, singer and composer (founder of Catatonia), she is a writer, radio speaker, and was the predominant figure of the so-called Cool Cymru, cultural movement Welsh late 90s. In this very particular album, a sort of spoken word album with a sinuous and rather fascinating musical carpet, she is assisted by Joe Acheson aka Hidden Orchestra, and by ten poets (MA.MOYO, Raymond Antrobus, Lemn Sissay, Cia Mangat, Anthony Anaxagorou, Kim Moore, Liz Berry, Adam Horovitz, Kayo Chingonyi, Imtiaz Dharker). A totally anti-commercial choice, but suggestive, courageous, almost militant.
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