Tappeto Volante ("Flying Carpet") is the third and final album by Italian world music pioneers Aktuala. It was released on Bla Bla records in 1976. It is the second recording of percussionist Trilok Gurtu
Profile It is a mixture of live and studio recordings, mostly recorded in Morocco after a year spent traveling and playing there. The resulting recordings were then interspersed with studio recordings featuring electronic enhancements.Page at soundohm featuring comments by Cavallanti This latter studio compositional style point to Walter Maioli's next project, Futuro Antico in which such mixtures dominated. There are shorter tracks than on the previous recordings but they have segues making a collage effect.
Musicians The musicians are:1993 Artis CD reissue notes Walter Maioli: Arabic oboe, wooden flute, naj, bass flute, maranzano, bass harmonica, sil-sil, seeds, desert flute, sea triton, zampogna, reeds, whistles, bells Daniele Cavallanti: soprano saxophone, dolak, derbuka Antonio Cerantola: acoustic guitar Kela Rangoni Macchiavelli: zanza, tamboura, maracas, seeds, rings Fabrizio Cassanoi: sitar Marjon Klok: harp, tamboura, bells, sil-sil, cymbals Trilok Gurtu: tabla, snake drums, Moroccan bongos, cymbals, xylophone, cow bells, sil-sil, wood block
Track listing The tracks are: Churinga Ohnedaruth Ugula Baliue African Planet Il Ritmo Del Cammello (The Rhythm of the Camel) Hare Mr Trilok Chitarra E Piffero (Guitar and Pipes) Echo Raga Mediterraneo Flash Waruna Aksak Nettuno Dio Del Mare (Neptune God of the Sea)
References
External links Page at soundohm Page at italianprog.com