In the present recording Bedioui embodies the desert realm, as the Arabic language and the Bedouin dialect intersect with the languages of Mediterranean Europe and elsewhere. Songs come from many compass points and historical epochs. A traditional piece from Egypt segues into one from North Macedonia. A setting of a 10th century poem by Arab prince Abu Firas al-Hamdani is situated between a South Italian lament and a Greek carol. An Irish Gaelic song precedes a Corsican tune and Primavera En Salonico’s unique take on the African-American spiritual “Wade In The Water.” Multi-cultural in their musical passions and daring in their stylistic juxtapositions, Savina and friends also illuminate the connections between the traditions.
01. THE SONG OF KLIDONAS
02. NAANAA ALGENINA (GARDEN MINT) / IVANA
03. AI GIORKIS (SAINT GEORGE)
04. A LOS BAÑOS DEL AMOR (AT THE BATHS OF LOVE)
05. PERPEROUNA
06. CON QUÉ LA LAVARÉ? (WITH WHAT SHALL I WASH IT?)
07. SI MALEDETTA L’ACQUA (CURSED BE THE WATER)
08. MAWAL (TO THE MOURNING DOVE, I SAID)
09. KALANTA OF THE THEOPHANY
10. THE IMMORTAL WATER
11. FULL FATHOM FIVE
12. AN RÒN (THE SEAL)
13. O ONDA (O WAVE)
14. WADE IN THE WATER / ALLAH MUSAU (GOD OF MOSES)
