Paolo Angeli

Paolo Angeli
Genres	Sardinian music, experimental music, improvised music
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, composer
Instrument(s)	Prepared guitar, Chiterra sarda
Years active	1995–present

Paolo Angeli (born 1970 in Olbia, Sardinia, Italy) is a guitarist, composer, ethnomusicologist and instrument builder associated with traditional Sardinian music, flamenco, jazz, post-rock and experimental music. He plays his own prepared Sardinian guitar, an orchestra-instrument with 18 cords, a hybrid between guitar, cello and drums, gifted with hammers, pedals at variable speed. ^[1]

Discography

• 1995, "Dove dormono gli autobus", CD, Erosha
• 1997, "Linee di fuga", CD, Posada Jazz Project, Erosha PJP 002, ERH 012Erosha
• 2003, "Bucato", ReR Megacorp PA1
• 2004, "MA.RI ", with Antonello Salis Auand Records AU9005
• 2005, "Nita – L'Angelo Sul Trapezio (An Imaginary Soundtrack)", ReR Megacorp PA2
• 2007, "Tessuti (Paolo Angeli Plays Frith & Björk) ", (CD, Album),ReR Megacorp ReR PA3
• 2009, "Free Zone Appleby", with Evan Parker, Ned Rothenberg (CD, Album), PSI (3) psi 08.04 ^[2]
• 2010, "Tibi", (ReR),
• 2010, "Giornale di bordo", in collaboration with Antonello Salis, Gavino Murgia, Hamid Drake
• 2011, Itsunomanika, with Takumi Fukushima – (CD, Album) ReR Megacorp (ReR PA5), Offset Records (OFF555003), Le Arti Malandrine (ALU008), Angeli Productions (none)
• 2013, "Sale quanto basta", (ReR)
• 2017, "Talea", (Solo World Tour 2015/16) 2CD, ReR Megacorp – AnMa ReR PA10

References

1. Paolo Angeli – Sardinian Prepared Guitar Concert – FREE EVENT, Istituto Italiano di Cultura. Hong Kong, 04/12/2018
2. Recorded in Ancient Space, St Michael's Church, Appleby Magna on 29 July 2007

Bibliography

• Andrea Aguzzi, Chitarre Visionarie. Conversazioni con chitarristi alternativi, Lulu, 2014

External links

• Official site