Al Di Meola - Morocco Fantasia - World Sinfonia Live (2012) [Blu-ray]

A high point of the Moroccan music festival is the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco. Al Di Meola's fantastic appearance in 2009 also represented a summit of different cultures and religions - Al Di Meola (guitar), Peo Alfonsi (2nd guitar), Fausto Beccalossie (accordion), Gumbo Ortiz (percussion), Victor Miranda (bass), Peter Kaszas (drums), and with special guests from Morocco, Said Chraibi (oud), Abdellah Meri (violin) and Tari Ben Ali (percussion). On his third trip to Morocco, the public gave this exceptional guitarist a rousing reception and showed its openness towards Western music.

Tracklist
1. Misterio
2. Siberiana
3. Double Concerto
4. Michelangelo’s 7th Child
5. Gumbiero
6. Turquoise
7. Encore
8. Egyptian Danza

Bonus:

• Rehearsals (720p; 7:37) finds Di Meola offering advice to the native Moroccan musicians who join him in the concert.
• Soundcheck (720p; 5:25) has Di Meola and the band setting levels and the like. Notice his advice to violinist Abdellah Meri, and how "fast and loose" elements of this concert must have been put together, something quite remarkable considering the complexity of the music.
• Bazar 1 (720p; 4:21) has Di Meola buying various items in a Moroccan open air market.
• Bazar 2 (720p; 5:02) features Di Meola jamming with some street folks.
• Roof Solo (720p; 2:47) is a nice evocative piece, with lots of shots of Rabat (including some really cool pelicans), and Di Meola jamming on top of a cupola.
• Mawazine Suite: Part 1 – 4 (720p; 18:14) is a deleted song of sorts. Interestingly, it's in 1:33:1, perhaps the reason for it not being included in the actual concert footage.
• Morocco (720p; 3:09) is another deleted song, again in 1.33:1.
• Photo Gallery (720p; 4:21) features portraits of Di Meola by Francesco Cabras.
• Teaser (720p; 3:14)





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