The lute's Moorish heritage, with its carved rose, pear-shaped body, paired strings, and cricked neck, contributes to its exotic and eerie appearance.
Cultural Impact
The Italian 'devil horn' gesture (mano corno), which protects against the evil eye, became a global phenomenon after Ronnie James Dio of Rainbow and Black Sabbath introduced it to the metal community.
Interpretation
Soetkin Baptist and Ratas del viejo Mundo perform 'Scjaraçule maraçule,' a Friulian traditional rain song once banned by the Inquisition, bringing a pagan ritual back to life.
Interpretation
The ensemble Ratas del viejo Mundo draws on traditional, folk, ethnic, anonymous, and oral traditions in its performances, in addition to pre-1600 repertoire.
Performer Biography
Ratas del viejo Mundo, led by Floris De Rycker, focuses on instrumental music, songs, and secular polyphony composed before 1600.
Instruments
A 16th-century lute concert was considered more like an occult ritual, partly because a table was required as an extra resonator for the instrument.
Album & Artwork
The album title, OSSESSO, and its themes of love and affliction are inspired by the extremes of obsessiveness found in the music and lives of composers like Tromboncino and Gesualdo.
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