"Those in exile are the only ones who have a land. I know some people who are only close to their country when they are 10,000 km away from it ...", said French bagpipe player Eric Montbel. He took Odysseus as a symbol for a musical journey through the Mediterranean and brought together a number of musicians from different countries and cultures: Carlo Rizzo, an expert in playing and making Italian
… tambourines; Richard Monségu, of Cathar ancestors, but specialized in African percussion instruments; Jean-Pierre Lafitte, French reed instrument specialist and builder; Mohamed Mahdi, lutenist and violinist from Algeria; Laurence Charrier, French organist; and Guy Bertrand, who sings in Occitan, plays flutes from Bearn and has played a lot with the southern French gypsies. "Ulysse" is a wonderful mix of musical elements. (GO) _more
