Malta's Lost Voices- Recordings of Maltese music from the early 1930s, by Andrew Alamango

Malta's Lost Voices- Recordings of Maltese music from the early 1930s

by Andrew Alamango

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1.	X'Ahna sbieh min jaf jarana - E. Cilia(C.Satariano) 02:51	lyrics	buy track
X’ahna sbieh min jaf jarana Malta inkalbet ta that fuk, Culhatt jghamel li ifettillu, Liberta fuk cull mahluk. Il misthija m’ghadiex mghana, X’ahna sbieh min jaf jarana.. L’ulied jghamlu dac li iridu Ghaiex nieksa mill bastun Liberta ghandhom izzejjed, Colla jimxu minghajr tmum.. Dan il guaj ked jirvinana.. X’ahna sbieh min jaf jarana. Tal BON TON ajma xi csuha, Din la inglisa trid tixxala Ticber ftit lill papa’ titlob Biex tat TENNIS tixtri pala…, Min dal-lghob katt m’hi xebghana; X’ahna sbieh min jaf jarana Ghal tabib jeu avucat, Jicber ftit mohhu fil FOOTBALL, jeu fil CRICKET jeu namrat johrog hmar min tat-tuzzana.. x’ahna sbieh min jaf jarana.. jecc familja icolla xbejba floc jghallmuha il-bzonn tad-dar Lila jghallmu chif tinnamra biex tingabba lil xi hmar.. lilha jghejdu tkun sultana X'ahna sbieh min jaf jarana
2.	Valz bil chitarri - Prim: C. Cardona Acc: G.Azzopardi 03:24	info	buy track
3.	Il Guerra l Chbira - E.Mercieca 'Is-Semenza' 02:53	info	buy track
4.	Il Curunell u l'Ordinanza - Colinu Grima u Rafel Muscat. Acc bil mandolini, mandola u chitarri. 02:48	info	buy track
5.	IX-Xudi u Tonina Sammut (GHANJA) - Acc. Bil chitarri min C. Cardona u G Azzopardi 03:01	info	buy track
6.	L'Istorja ta'Arturo u Maria- Pt1 - Emmanuele Cilia 03:16	info	buy track
7.	L'Istorja ta'Arturo u Maria- Pt2 - Emmanuele Cilia 03:05		buy track
8.	Contradanza Maltija - Orchestra that id-direzioni tas-surmast Domenico Lombardo 02:33		buy track
9.	Ghanja Maltia (Semenza) - E. Mercieca Is-Semenza, Acc. Gius. Xuereb. 03:13		buy track
10.	Xalata ghal San Paul - Emmanuele Cilia u Carmelo Cardona u il Cor 02:55		buy track
11.	Ix-Xudi taht it tieka - G. Xuereb 03:01		buy track
12.	Il mara u ix xitan - (C.Satariano) Emmanuele Cilia 02:53		buy track
13.	Festa ta Rahal - (Ideata minn C.Satariano) D. Busuttil u il Cumpanija Musica V.Ciappara 03:07		buy track
14.	Lucia ta Lamermur Pt1 - (C.Satariano) Emmanuele Cilia 03:10	info	buy track
15.	Maddalena - Raccont bil cant - (C.Satariano-V.Ciappara) Carlo Satariano 03:08	info	buy track
16.	Hajja sabiha - (C.Satariano- V.Ciappara) Michele Smith (Baritonu) 02:34	info	buy track
17.	Selvaggia - duett Rita Fabri G.Burlo' Acc: Orch. Chbira ‘Carabott’ Dir. Mro. Cirillo 03:02		buy track
18.	Carnival - (C.Pace)Cantat mil Baritonu W.Cachia Acc: Orch. Chbira ‘Carabott’ Dir. Mro. Cirillo 02:58		buy track
19.	Imhabba fuk il bahar - G.Cefai 03:17		buy track
20.	Matteu Callus - Walter Cachia(Baritonu) Chitarra G.Prato 03:12		buy track
21.	Ghid Lil mama - (C. Pace) Terzett cantat mis-Sgra Aqulina, W.Cachia u A Castelletti Acc: Orch. Chbira ‘Carabott’ Dir. Mro. Cirillo 02:50		buy track
22.	Valse Ta l Imhabba - (C.Satariano - V. Ciappara)Giuseppe Cefai (Tenur) 03:02		buy track
23.	Is-Sacranazzi-Terzet - (C.Satariano - V. Ciappara) R.Falzon, M.Smith u C.Satariano 02:59		buy track
24.	Nghannu lil chuicheb - (C.Pace) Tenur A. Castelletti u Baritonu W. Cachia Acc: Orch. Chbira ‘Carabott’ Dir. Mro. Cirillo 03:06		buy track
25.	Stedina ghas sfin - (C.Pace) Cantata min A. Castalletti u W. Cachia 03:06		buy track
26.	Ghad daul ta kamar (Serenata) - (C.Satariano- V.Ciappara) R. Falzon u M.Smith 03:06		buy track
27.	Evviva l ballijet - (C.Satariano - V. Ciappara) Giuseppe Cefai (Tenur) 02:42		buy track
28.	Hdejch - (C.Pace) Cantata min A. Castalletti u W. Cachia Acc: Orch. Chbira ‘Carabott’ Dir. Mro. Cirillo 02:57		buy track
29.	Rigal f' Banju - Parlant min G. Burlo Acc: Orch. Chbira ‘Carabott’ Dir. Mro. Cirillo 03:06		buy track
30.	Rivali ta Imhabba - (C. Pace) Terzett cantat mis-Sgra Aqulina, W.Cachia u A Castelletti Acc: Orch. Chbira ‘Carabott’ Dir. Mro. Cirillo 02:58		buy track

about

Early in 193I, a group of musicians travelled from the port of Valletta to Tunis, to record the very first records of Maltese music. What ensued was a social phenomenon, which took much of society by storm. This is the forgotten story of recording Maltese, folk and popular music in the interwar period.

An intriguing account of musicians, composers, poets and songwriters who, contracted by the Valletta music agents, were sent to Milan and Tunis to record on the major record labels of the day, including HMV, Polyphon, Odeon and Pathé Records. Recorded music and gramophones became an attractive novelty, which played back local music and altered the Maltese people’s perception of themselves forever.

Contains 30 tracks and additional bonus material including PDF of Malta's Lost Voices book.

credits

released November 28, 2010

Concept and Production by Andrew Alamango.

Research, cataloguing and story writing:
Andrew Alamango.

Analogue to digital transfers: Andrew Alamango (Except for Track 10 CD1, Zonophone 4906, transferred at Abbey Road Studios, London. A Courtesy of EMI Group Archive Trust)

Sound restoration and mastering: Daniel Talma at DJANX Ltd.

Product concept and design: Andrej Vujicic

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FILFLA RECORDS is a locally based label, set up with the aim of making traditional and Maltese music publicly accessible.

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