Barbez - Bella Ciao (2013)

Dan Kaufman, Pamelia Kurstin, Catherine McRae, Peter Hess, Danny Tunick, Peter Lettre, John Bollinger, Dawn McCarthy, Fiona Templeton, Dan Coates. Drawing upon ancient Roman Jewish melodies and incorporating Resistance poems by Pasolini and Alfonso Gatto, Dan Kaufman has put together a powerful and touching homage to the Italian Resistance during the period of Nazi occupation after the fall of Mussolini. Using the members of his band Barbez, including the stunning theremin virtuoso Pamelia Kurstin and vocalists Dawn McCarthy and Fiona Templeton, this is a stunning suite of music from the mastermind who brought you Force of Light from 2007.