Fiamma Fumana is an Italian

Italy

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 world music

World music

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 ensemble. Formed in 1999 in Northern Italy, their name translates from Italian as "flame fog" or "fire mist". Their music mixes traditional Italian folk music

Music of Italy

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 with electronica

Electronica

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. Starting out as a three-piece (Fiamma, Alberto, Marco), they added two members (Jessica, Medhin) for their second album, 2001's Home. The group played at the WOMAD festival and the CMJ music marathon in 2001, and the Detroit Festival of the Arts

Detroit Festival of the Arts

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 in 2002.

Members

• Fiamma Orlandi - vocals
• Alberto Cottica - accordion (formerly of Modena City Ramblers
  Modena City Ramblers
  Modena City Ramblers is an Italian folk band founded in 1991. Their music is heavily influenced by Celtic themes, and can be compared to folk rock music. The band has sold over 500,000 albums...
  
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• Marco Bertoni - electronics
• Lady Jessica Lombardi - bagpipe, flute, bass
• Medhin Paolos - sampling
  Sampling (music)
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Discography

• 1.0 (Omnium Records, 2001)
• Home (Omnium, 2003)
• Contatto (Mescal Records, 2004)
• Onda (Mescal, 2006)

External links

• Official website
• Fiamma Fumana feature on All Things Considered
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• Fiamma Fumana at Global Village Idiot