Paolo Angeli (born 1970 in

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, Sardinia, Italy) is a guitarist, composer, ethnomusicologist and instrument builder associated with traditional Sardinian music,

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, post-rock and experimental music. He plays his own prepared Sardinian guitar, an orchestra-instrument with 18 cords, a hybrid between guitar, cello and drums, gifted with hammers, pedals at variable speed.

Discography

* 1995, "Dove dormono gli autobus", CD, Erosha * 1997, "Linee di fuga", CD, Posada Jazz Project, Erosha PJP 002, ERH 012Erosha * 2003, "Bucato", ReR Megacorp PA1 * 2004, "MA.RI ", with Antonello Salis Auand Records AU9005 * 2005, "Nita – L'Angelo Sul Trapezio (An Imaginary Soundtrack)", ReR Megacorp PA2 * 2007, "Tessuti (Paolo Angeli Plays

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& Björk) ", (CD, Album),ReR Megacorp ReR PA3 * 2009, "Free Zone Appleby", with

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(CD, Album), PSI (3) psi 08.04Recorded in Ancient Space, St Michael's Church,

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on 29 July 2007 * 2010, "Tibi", (ReR), * 2010, "Giornale di bordo", in collaboration with Antonello Salis, Gavino Murgia, Hamid Drake *2011, ''Itsunomanika'', with Takumi Fukushima – (CD, Album) ReR Megacorp (ReR PA5), Offset Records (OFF555003), Le Arti Malandrine (ALU008), Angeli Productions (none) * 2013, "Sale quanto basta", (ReR) * 2017, "Talea", (Solo World Tour 2015/16) 2CD, ReR Megacorp – AnMa ReR PA10

References

Bibliography

*Andrea Aguzzi, ''Chitarre Visionarie. Conversazioni con chitarristi alternativi'',Lulu, 2014

External links

Official site
1970 births Living people People from Olbia Italian jazz guitarists Free improvisation 21st-century guitarists {{Italy-musician-stub