Gabriele Poso brings us his own view of the 3 wise monkies as "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" as a dancefloor promotion of moral integrity and avoidance of negativity.
Nearly a year to the day that Mr Bongo released the compilation, Gabriele Poso presents Ritmo Italiano ‘Unspoken Sounds of Italian Tamburo’ (see review HERE), renown digger Poso brings his sixth album in his own right.
Like the Soundway album 'Batik', you've got a mix of dancefloor friendly jazz, Latin, world, folk where the multi-instrumentalist plays percussion, guitar, kalimba as well as vocals like on the previous single 'Contifo Mi Vida'.
And then there's a leaning toward 70s Italian disco (like '01 Am' that should be like twice as long as a 'Salsoul' percussion workout), the even more space-synthed Candido-esque 'Drum Flow' and the slo-mo-funked title track.
The 7 tracks of his trade-mark "global rhythm traditions, the record blends Mediterranean warmth, Afro-Caribbean percussion and jazz sensibility" were recorded live to tape in an analog studio in southern Italy, with Rhodes, Hammond and full brass sections like a Mediterranean mix of Mod-Nicola Conti vs. GUTS vs. Kiko Navaro, the album "delivers an organic, joyful sound built for both deep listening and global dancefloors"; like 'Be Water My Friend' (Ed. think Bruce Lee) and 'Me Parece Un Sueño'.
As Ramrock's Jo Wallace once told me, 'Italo new went away' - I think we can now safely say, 'Italo is definitely back' as 'Maraviglia' and in the 'extended' (nearly 9 minutes) track 'Therapy', it's got the wise monkies doing the 2026 Afro-jazzdance!
BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: https://gabrieleposo.ffm.to/maravigliaalbum
Artist: Gabriele Poso
Title: Maraviglia
Release date: 19th June, 2026
Label : AC Records
Catalog Number : TBC
Format: LP / Digital / Bandcamp
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