PROjects
MAURO SIGURA ELECTRIC QUARTET
DUNIA
LINE UP:
MAURO SIGURA: OUD & BOUZOUKI
MARCELLO PEGHIN: ELECTRIC GUITAR
PIERPAOLO RANIERI: ELECTRIC BASS
EVITA POLIDORO: DRUMS
THE PROJECT
DUNIA is a Woman, a Mother, but it is also, in some sub-Saharan cultures, a concept that refers to Mother Earth; a Nature as Mother - It includes everything and is supported by every single movement (even if apparently small and insignificant) and by every single emotion, projecting its ultimate meaning onto a higher Universal level. In this project the sound of the OUD adapts to a more electric context, without stylistic constraints. The result is a meeting between different sounds: from jazz to fusion, to Middle Eastern music, to rock, to psychedelic music. A sound that seeks constant dialogue between Particular and Universal, trying to bring together different styles, clear and incisive melodies immersed in a sound context that refers to a deeper second level, which only apparently lies in the background.
"...It is wonderful to hear these lovely Mediterranean-styled melodies woven so deeply into a jazz fabric, and done so convincingly. This is such a rich area to explore and the world is increasingly thirsty for interesting music of such integrity. What a marvellous group of musicians too..."
John Fenton (NZL) - Jazz journalist at JazzLocal32.com. Videographer and photographer and professional member of the Jazz Journalists Association
"L’abbinamento fra oud, chitarra e basso elettrici, e batteria determina fisiologiche inflessioni mediorientali, peraltro in un contesto misto, interessante e non banale appunto con la componente elettrica".
Alberto Bazzurro (ITA) - Jazz journalist at Musica Jazz (curating the Chanson(g)s section from 2012) and many other magazines, curated over 100 episodes on Rai (Italian Radio and television) RAI .
"Good dynamics and interesting composition. Great use of a limited palette of instruments - oud, guitar, bass, drums - melding east and west. I found myself listening intently to the nuances of the music and the spaces it created, and wanting to dance!"
Kathryn Shackleton (UK) - booking the artists for Watermill Jazz Club in Dorking, UK. She has been a panelist for the UK Parliamentary Jazz Awards and the Sounds of Denmark festival in London
"Their music fills my heart with inspiration..."
John Lumpkin & The Covenant (USA) - producer, arranger, and artist. Founder of the Jazz Discovery Series, The John Lumpkin Institute.
MAURO SIGURA QUARTET (Feat Luca Aquino)
