Futuro Antico (band)
Encyclopedia
Futuro Antico is a pioneering World Music
group comprising Walter Maioli
(after the demise of the group Aktuala
) with Riccardo Sinigaglia
(a keyboardist and theoretician in musical intonations) and Gabin Dabiré
(a singer, guitar player, and composer from Burkina Faso
). The aim of the project is D'ai primitivi all'elettronica, and they recruited a number of musicians from India and Africa for the recording. The project is considered by the participants to be open-ended.
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
group comprising Walter Maioli
Walter Maioli
Walter Maioli is an Italian researcher, paleorganologist, poly-instrumentalist and composer.Specialized in experimental archaeology and music, in particular that of archaic civilization. He has been researching the music of antiquity and prehistory for more than 35 years...
(after the demise of the group Aktuala
Aktuala
Aktuala were a pioneering world music band from Italy, although their often categorised as progressive rock, psychedelic, or avant garde. The name comes from the Esperanto for "contemporary"...
) with Riccardo Sinigaglia
Riccardo Sinigaglia
Born in Arona in 1953, Riccardo Sinigaglia is an architect as well as musician. He teaches electronic music at Milan Conservatory where he studied during the seventies with Angelo Paccagnini....
(a keyboardist and theoretician in musical intonations) and Gabin Dabiré
Gabin Dabiré
Gabin Dabiré is a singer, guitar player, and composer from Burkina Faso who is resident in Italy.Born in Bobo Dioulasso in the African state of Burkina Faso, Gabin Dabiré’s first experiences in music were taking lessons from and playing with the great masters of the traditional music of Burkina...
(a singer, guitar player, and composer from Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
). The aim of the project is D'ai primitivi all'elettronica, and they recruited a number of musicians from India and Africa for the recording. The project is considered by the participants to be open-ended.
Discography
- 1980 Futuro AnticoFuturo Antico (album)Futuro Antico is the self-titled recording made by Futuro Antico in 1980. It features a mixture of synthesized and ethnic music, highlighting the role intonation plays in music. This theme was featured in Tappo Volante the last Aktuala album, which featured the mixture of ethnic sounds and studio...
- 2005 Intonazioni ArchetipeIntonazioni Archetipe (album)Intonazioni Archetipe is the recording made by Futuro Antico in 2005 after a 25-year absence. It again features a mixture of synthesized and ethnic music, highlighting the role tuning systems plays in music .-Tracks:# Royal Cubit # African pink whale...