The Spy from Cairo - Animamundi (2022)
BAND/ARTIST: The Spy from Cairo
- Title: Animamundi
- Year Of Release: 2022
- Label: Wonderwheel Recordings
- Genre: World, Electronic
- Quality: MP3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks)
- Total Time: 55:12
- Total Size: 132; 359 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
The Spy from Cairo (aka Moreno “Zeb” Visini) returns with his 5th studio album on Wonderwheel Recordings: “Animamundi” features some special collaborations from his travels & live shows from over the past few years. The album reflects the move from his home in NYC to his mother’s home in a quiet village in Italy to take care of her in her older age. It’s been a difficult transition with Italy’s challenging experience with the pandemic, including some of the strictest measures enforced on the public. He recalls by stating “This album was conceived between 2020 and 2021 in Italy, between lockdowns, restrictions, and various pandemic mandates. Its message is of hope and positivity - a reminder that we are all spiritual beings… Free spiritual beings… and that freedom can’t be broken.”
“Animamundi” is a reconfirmation that The Spy from Cairo overcomes all obstacles & delivers a diverse progression of his iconic “Arabadub” sound, with the help of collaborators like Andalucian vocalist Carmen Estevez, Mexican vocalist Mambe Rodriguez on the heavy hitting “Criminal,” Egyptian vocalist Adii Small on “Beautiful Baraka,” and former touring band member, the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Fatima Gozlan from Hungary. The music can vary from heavy deep electronic synths and live eastern instrumentation with Zeb playing oud, saz, chiftelli, bass, percussion, and other instruments, all along giving it his signature dub mixing style.
The songs take inspiration from a wide range of musical traditions and cultures, including Turkish (on “Cosmic Pasha,” “Qanun in Dub” – using the qanun, an instrument popular across the Middle East, with a sound between the European harp and a dulcimer – and “Black Sea,” which utilises a typical Dabke melody), Egyptian (“Mizmirized,” sampling riffs from a mizmar), Indian (“Seeds of Culture), and Sufi (“Divination,” a devotional composition), fusing these reference points with healthy doses of cumbia, funk, reggae, psychedelic, and dub. Thematically, “Animamundi” deals with some of the struggles Zeb – and all of us – have faced the last two years, through the lens of his personal experiences. Yet, the tone of the record manages to remain positive, like an uplifting dance through the world’s sounds; after all, “Animamundi” means “soul of the world” in Greek. With album art by Sam Angeli and layout design by Marcial Arts, this beautiful album is a truly well-rounded worldwide collaboration.
“Animamundi” will be released digitally on March 4th, 2022, with the LP to follow shortly after.
1.01 - The Spy from Cairo - Animamundi (5:31)
1.02 - The Spy from Cairo, Adil Smaali - Beautiful Baraka (5:06)
1.03 - The Spy from Cairo - Black Sea (4:30)
1.04 - The Spy from Cairo - Cosmic Pasha (4:39)
1.05 - The Spy from Cairo, Mambe Rodriguez - Criminal (3:33)
1.06 - The Spy from Cairo - Divination (4:37)
1.07 - The Spy from Cairo, Carmen Estevez - Extraterrestre (3:58)
1.08 - The Spy from Cairo - Hamsa Shuffle (3:58)
1.09 - The Spy from Cairo - Mizmirized (4:37)
1.10 - The Spy from Cairo - Qanun in Dub (5:03)
1.11 - The Spy from Cairo - Seeds of Culture (4:53)
1.12 - The Spy from Cairo, Fatou Gozlan, Duo Darbar - Ya Wuldani (4:50)
“Animamundi” is a reconfirmation that The Spy from Cairo overcomes all obstacles & delivers a diverse progression of his iconic “Arabadub” sound, with the help of collaborators like Andalucian vocalist Carmen Estevez, Mexican vocalist Mambe Rodriguez on the heavy hitting “Criminal,” Egyptian vocalist Adii Small on “Beautiful Baraka,” and former touring band member, the multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Fatima Gozlan from Hungary. The music can vary from heavy deep electronic synths and live eastern instrumentation with Zeb playing oud, saz, chiftelli, bass, percussion, and other instruments, all along giving it his signature dub mixing style.
The songs take inspiration from a wide range of musical traditions and cultures, including Turkish (on “Cosmic Pasha,” “Qanun in Dub” – using the qanun, an instrument popular across the Middle East, with a sound between the European harp and a dulcimer – and “Black Sea,” which utilises a typical Dabke melody), Egyptian (“Mizmirized,” sampling riffs from a mizmar), Indian (“Seeds of Culture), and Sufi (“Divination,” a devotional composition), fusing these reference points with healthy doses of cumbia, funk, reggae, psychedelic, and dub. Thematically, “Animamundi” deals with some of the struggles Zeb – and all of us – have faced the last two years, through the lens of his personal experiences. Yet, the tone of the record manages to remain positive, like an uplifting dance through the world’s sounds; after all, “Animamundi” means “soul of the world” in Greek. With album art by Sam Angeli and layout design by Marcial Arts, this beautiful album is a truly well-rounded worldwide collaboration.
“Animamundi” will be released digitally on March 4th, 2022, with the LP to follow shortly after.
1.01 - The Spy from Cairo - Animamundi (5:31)
1.02 - The Spy from Cairo, Adil Smaali - Beautiful Baraka (5:06)
1.03 - The Spy from Cairo - Black Sea (4:30)
1.04 - The Spy from Cairo - Cosmic Pasha (4:39)
1.05 - The Spy from Cairo, Mambe Rodriguez - Criminal (3:33)
1.06 - The Spy from Cairo - Divination (4:37)
1.07 - The Spy from Cairo, Carmen Estevez - Extraterrestre (3:58)
1.08 - The Spy from Cairo - Hamsa Shuffle (3:58)
1.09 - The Spy from Cairo - Mizmirized (4:37)
1.10 - The Spy from Cairo - Qanun in Dub (5:03)
1.11 - The Spy from Cairo - Seeds of Culture (4:53)
1.12 - The Spy from Cairo, Fatou Gozlan, Duo Darbar - Ya Wuldani (4:50)
Year 2022 | World | FLAC / APE | Mp3
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