Cat No 1985502

Well-established9-piece European roots band founded by Laurent Audemard in the late80's, with already 4 previous albums to their name, and who are constantlyinvestigating, discovering & preserving musical traditions and instruments,especially from the whole Mediterranean area. This album especiallyconcentrates on the Greek Epirot clarinet, which is confronted by Italian andCatalonian oboes, and brass music from a number of sources. Incorporated stylesinclude Balkan, Turkish, French, Rumanian, and Gypsy. Guestsinclude Stefano Valla on Italian 'piffero' and brilliant percussionist CarloRizzo.