Maestrale arrives like a gust over bare stone. A song born from the powerful wind of northern Sardinia, it does not settle gently but insists, stirs, reshapes. Composer Fabrizio Leoni takes the traditional Passu Turratu and rebuilds it, melodically, harmonically, rhythmically, into something fiercely alive.

This piece moves with the spirit of the wind itself. It swirls through flute, saxophones, clarinets, trumpet, and piano, carried by the strength of the daf and the grounding pulse of double bass and drums. Between the tones, you can almost hear rocks shifting and trees bending. It’s not chaos, but wild balance.

The voice of Alessandra Soro does not dominate, it rises like an echo within the storm. Maestrale is not just a tribute to the landscape, it is the landscape. Music that doesn’t recall, but becomes the wind that shaped the coasts and carved memory into rhythm.

credits from Perda e Bentu, track released May 23, 2025 Composed by Fabrizio Leoni Vocals: Alessandra Soro Trumpet and Flugelhorn: Cesare Mecca Flute: Gabriele Leoni Soprano Sax and Clarinet: Simone Garino Alto Sax: Elena Marchi Bass Clarinet: Marco Tardito Piano: Fabrizio Leoni Tanbur: Masih Karimi Double Bass: Marco Bellafiore Drums and Percussion: Luca Guarino Daf: Masih Karimi

Recorded by Alessandro Taricco (Riverside Studio Torino) Technical Assistance: Gianpiero Ferrando Gabaccia Mixed by Alessandro Ciola (Laboratorio del Suono - Sermig Torino) Mastered by Raighes Factory (Marti Jane Robertson - Studio della Giraffa, Cagliari) Artwork by Vanessa Poli Distributed by Raighes Factory