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Cumpà

by Blind Boy De Vita

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1.
Intro 02:33
2.
Cumpà 03:53
Beddhu ci stai luntanu, beddhu ci stai luntanu Cuddha capu toa, nu bidi nenzi mancu a fede soa Timme ci sta cumbini, timme ci sta cumbini Ca quandu u focu la vidutu tie gia gia gia.. la saputu Frate, ieu c’aggiu a far Frate, ieu c’aggiu a far Damme nu picca de retta anche se sacciu ca tie nu sapi mancu ci Cazzu ete Ni iume begue wua wua wua cumpà Ni iume begue wua wua cumpà Uuuuuuuuuu Uuuuuuuuuu Ni iume begue wua cumpà Ni iume begue wua frate meu Ni iume begue wua soruma Ni iume begue wua cumpà
3.
Miissa 06:13
Agi mama sona totoia Lurude monca walaia Larudude monca wono Miissa Agi mama sona totoia Lurude monca walaia Larudude monca wono Miissa Naguraya don d’am Ishki soka tika walaia Lirido monca walaia Duma cinca na wona yeee Miissa Naguraya don d’am Miissa Naguraya don d’am
4.
Aaaaaaaaa Aaaaaaaaa Aaaaaaaaa Aaaaaaaaa You belong to I as sure as there are nights filled with weary fellows How could I convey my thoughts of wanting you, without sounded dull Common feel of warmth, some jeans that I’ve been wearing longer than hairdues U familiar thoughts increase the chance of ooze insecurity Liar I am not just spilling out my guts on a gloomy table Want you walk with me just for a while and see how it goes How it goes reason for lonesome wail Maybe goodbye maybe it rhymes hitting that Golden goal Entering the room bright solar gleam of peaceful wellbeing Eyes reveal the truth not merely what they’re seeing is so good Pandemonium breaks loose whenever the thought of loving thy sweet figure Come to the man confessing what he yearns with his voice With his voice Reason for lonesome wail The pain again That dreadful void Aaaaaaaaa Aaaaaaaaa Aaaaaaaaa Aaaaaaaaa
5.
Watolosita 05:09
Famara cu mia cugu dee Famara cu mia cugu dee A ngi ngonde Avventure A ngi ngode Cu mi a wapudee Cu mi a wa bfua pudee E i pianti ihh Cumiawabfuapude Tutte le maledette notti in bianco wapudee E mo chianu chianu sta ziccu sonnu Watolosita Watolosita Andiamo ora é giunto il momento Andiamo ora é giunto il momento Andiamo Ooh Watolosita Watolosita
6.
Insomnia 03:40
Leave me alone, I must be gone Leave me alone, My mind is torn apart Feed me when I‘m fading away Don’t feel like cooking up Read me when I‘m raving away In time I‘m gonna be my friend Won’t you hear me when I‘m gone God won’t you tell me what‘s wrong Sleeplessly I wake Inside through gym and class Sleeplessly I wake While I talk to myself say at ease Brain be overthinking and thinking and thinking again Where’s the don’t care button Flush it out, zen it out with everything that is rotten In time I‘m gonna be my friend Won’t you hear me when I‘m gone God won’t you tell me what‘s wrong Help me stay on the ground
7.
Been Waiting 02:39
Been waiting for a star to fall To make a wish, an inner call Been waiting to fall asleep All beneath the stars I wait, for dawn Been waiting for a knight to show Put all the hate up against a dirty wall Been waiting for love to conquer All beneath the stars I wait for dawn All beneath the stars I wait for dawn All beneath the stars I wait for dawn Been waiting for the stars to fall again Been waiting for the stars again
8.
Hold, the knight, for the living, in town to ride Hold, the knight, for the living Hold, the knight, for the living, in town to ride Hold, the knight, for the living Hold, the knight, fort he living, in town to ride Hold, the knight, fort he living Hold, the knight, fort he living, in town to ride Hold, the knight, fort he living Let me go for heaven’s sake I’ve been fighting all the way Let me go for heaven’s sake I’ve been fighting all the way The time indeed has come to venture out again The time indeed has come to venture out again Why am I dishonourably discharged, let go, from my duty Could it be a wicked god, proving a soldier to go far Loving me is hard to do, when I come forth like I ought to May my soul be freed from all. That hovers dark and standing tall Let me go for heaven’s sake I’ve been fighting all the way Let me go for heaven’s sake I’ve been fighting all the way The time indeed has come to venture out again The time indeed has come to venture out again Why am I dishonourably discharged, let go, from my duty Could it be a wicked god, proving a soldier to go far Loving me is hard to do, when I come forth like I ought to May my soul be freed from all That hovers dark and standing tall I’m standing tall, who’s standing tall? Now ehhhh I’ll be free again Iiiiiiii aaaarawueeeeee Iiiiiiii aaarawueeeeee aaaaaaaaa

about

It’s magic, really, when you experience something as being real all the while knowing that it isn’t. And it takes a master magician to walk you through the trick, show you its mechanics and then have you fall under its spell again when he actually performs it. Cumpà, the debut LP from Blind Boy De Vita, is very much about creating all types of illusions – stylistic, emotional, thematic – exposing them and then having you fall for them time and again. In a sense, listening to this record is like reading a postmodern novel, where you are inside and outside of the narrative, simultaneously. Where styles change constantly, fluidly and along with them the context and the affect.

Blind Boy refers to his music as a psychedelic, shamanistic seance. How else would you describe this seemingly inexhaustible polyphony of voices that he invokes? Or the way that he switches from English to a southern Italian dialect and then into some alien tongue that you’ve never heard before – going from pathos to comedy, channel surfing through emotions like a maniac. But, of course, this only works because you’re dealing with a master musician. His guitar work is impeccable, and these compositions are arranged for acoustic guitar and voice only, both wildly expressive and full of stylistic citations. The playing connects the dots between prog-rock, mandinca, mascandi, North African trance music, flamenco, americana and even hints at metal at times. His singing is equally eclectic, beautiful and equally unhinged.

As far as biographical details are concerned, the man is almost two meters tall, he was shot in his right eye as a child, hence the moniker. His first instrument was the saxophone, which he picked up at the age of 10. He spends most of his time traveling between Italy, Senegal and South Africa, places that have moulded him spiritually and musically, and where a big portion of this material was written. He recorded Cumpà alone, learning the studio craft by doing. Last, but not least, he will release the record as a delicious bar of chocolate.

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released March 6, 2020

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Blind Boy De Vita Lucerne, Switzerland

Blind Boy De Vita is a one-eyed troubadour, native of Southern Italy. Standing roughly 2 meters tall, sporting a warm and colorful look, it’s not hard to spot him in a crowd. Singer-songwriter of glimpses into a life just beyond the reach of normal. Like a mad Mediterranean scientist he likes to compose and produce his music on his own, performing it solo or as a classic power trio ... more

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