Album lore

Vite perdite, issued in 1993 on Polosud, gathers twenty tracks led by Daniele Sepe that weave through canzone napoletana with a nod to traditional and folk idioms. The record opens with “Prologo - epitaffio di Sicilo” and includes pieces like “Sovietica vesuvianità” and “Tarantella del Gargano,” the latter standing out for its brisk, infectious pulse rooted in southern Italian dance forms. Sepe’s approach incorporates not only local color but also hints of jazz and international folk, evident in titles such as “Nu hoppar haren kroka” and “raggasthausen.”The album’s texture suggests a dialogue between Naples’s storied songcraft and broader Mediterranean and European influences, carried along by Sepe’s saxophone and ensemble. Recorded at a moment when Italian folk revival intersected with urban jazz scenes, Vite perdite captures the resonance of a regional canon refracted through a restless, cosmopolitan lens. Polosud’s pressing of this artifact preserves the spirit of its time while inviting crate-diggers to explore its layered rhythms and melodies.

Album lore

Vite perdite, issued in 1993 on Polosud, gathers twenty tracks led by Daniele Sepe that weave through canzone napoletana with a nod to traditional and folk idioms. The record opens with “Prologo - epitaffio di Sicilo” and includes pieces like “Sovietica vesuvianità” and “Tarantella del Gargano,” the latter standing out for its brisk, infectious pulse rooted in southern Italian dance forms. Sepe’s approach incorporates not only local color but also hints of jazz and international folk, evident in titles such as “Nu hoppar haren kroka” and “raggasthausen.”The album’s texture suggests a dialogue between Naples’s storied songcraft and broader Mediterranean and European influences, carried along by Sepe’s saxophone and ensemble. Recorded at a moment when Italian folk revival intersected with urban jazz scenes, Vite perdite captures the resonance of a regional canon refracted through a restless, cosmopolitan lens. Polosud’s pressing of this artifact preserves the spirit of its time while inviting crate-diggers to explore its layered rhythms and melodies.