La Terra ("The Earth") is the second studio album by Italian
world music pioneers
Aktuala Aktuala were a pioneering band from Italy, formed in 1972. The name comes from the Esperanto for "contemporary".
Their music has been categorised as world music, progressive rock, psychedelic, or avant garde, or "sounding like that of the Englis ...
. It was released on Bla Bla records in 1974. The cover features a medieval map of the world as it was known surrounded by the "world ocean". There are fewer, longer pieces than on the first record and they feature extended jams. Maioli writes that it was representative of the music played by the core group of Maioli, Cavallanti and Cerantola for two years;
[Walter Maioli's page about Aktuala featuring La Terra] rehearsing and jamming in restaurants and psych wards until they got the perfect sound, and that it features the influences but not the performances of many of the other musicians who performed with them over that time.
[1991 italian CD reissue notes] It is the first recording of master world percussionist
Trilok Gurtu, who had to leave Italy shortly after the recording because of work visa expiry.
Musicians
* Walter Maioli: Arabic oboe, wooden flute, naj, bass flute, maranzano, bass harmonica, reeds, whistles, bells
* Daniele Cavallanti: soprano saxophone
* Antonio Cerantola: acoustic guitar, balalaika
* Lino "Capra" Vaccina:
Moroccan bongos, koborò, African drums, tabla, gong, xylophone, whistles, cymbals, musical bow, percussion
* Otto Corrado: soprano saxophone, flute, bells
* Attilio Zanchi: acoustic guitar
* Marjon Klok: harp, tamboura, bells
* Trilok Gurtu: tabla, snake drums, Moroccan bongos, cymbals, xylophone, cow bells
With guests
* Marino Vismara: cello solo on Mud
* Maurizio Dones: viola solo on Sar
Track listing
# Mina
# Mud
# Sar
# La terra
References
External links
Page at italianprog.comProg archives page with reviews and album art
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1974 albums
Aktuala albums
Trilok Gurtu albums