WADI | Leiðarvísir

WADI is the musical project supported by the Fondazione Merz in Palermo, aimed at connecting the finest Sicilian talents with the perspectives and visions of today.

Musical project by Willy Merz and Gianluca Cangemi
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Music by:
Willy Merz (“Hymne à Apollon”, “Dhil”)
Davide Lopes e Vito Amato (“interlude 1”, “interlude 3”)
Nicola Mogavero (“Trayectorias 30S”)
Alessandro Librio (“interlude 2”)
Bruno Maderna (“Serenata per un satellite”)
Gianluca Cangemi (“Om Silki (Il sogno di Pytheas)”)
Giovanni Di Giandomenico (“Conversazione di frontiera”)

Words in “Conversazione di frontiera” by Costanza Minafra
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WADI – Roberta Casella: harp | Nicola Mogavero: soprano and alto saxophones | Emanuele Anzalone: clarinet | Mario Romeo: accordion | Mauro Schembri: mandolin | Davide Lopes: bağlama | Sergio Calì: mallet percussions | Vito Amato: frame drums and percussions | Domenico Marco: violin | Alessandro Librio: viola | Paolo Pellegrino: cello | Luca Rinaudo: sound design

Edicson Ruiz: double bass on “Dhil”
Costanza Minafra: voice actress in “Conversazione di frontiera”
Giovanni Di Giandomenico: electronics in “Conversazione di frontiera”
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Album produced by Gianluca Cangemi & Luca Rinaudo

Recorded September 2020 at Almendra Music production facilities (Palermo, Italy) by Luca Rinaudo and Gianluca Cangemi, studio assistant Marco Nascia, except double bass on “Dhil” recorded by João Rodrigues at Nadoki Studios (Berlin, Germany)

Mixed and mastered by Luca Rinaudo at Zeit Studio (Palermo, Italy)

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Art:
Per Barclay, Drakkar, 2020
Per Barclay, Palazzo Mazzarino, Palermo, 2018.
(Courtesy Galleria Francesco Pantaleone, Palermo)