I praise and honour you, House
the place where my roots are
Here everyone is welcome
I don’t care which land you’re coming from

My house is always open
please come in
My house is everywhere
it’s our planet, it’s Nature.
[Nyumba]

Filmed in Punta Marina, Ravenna, Italy – September 9th 2015

Concept and Direction Marco Zanotti
Editing, Color Federico Vitali
Camera Nicola Gambero, Thomas Cicognani

“NYUMBA” (in swahili: House/Home)

music by Marco Zanotti / lyrics by Njamy Sitson
Recorded at La Favela Home Studio, Russi (RA)
Additional recordings at Duna Studio, Russi (RA) and Al Mare, Lido di Dante (RA), Italy
Field recordings by Marco Zanotti – Mixed and mastered by Andrea Scardovi
Produced by Classica Orchestra Afrobeat and Brutture Moderne

Thanks to Corpo Forestale dello Stato – Ufficio per la Biodiversità di Ravenna (IT)
and Natascia Cicognani, Bruno Bocci, Gilda Torri, Giovanni Trabalza, Paolo Rodo

Njamy Sitson  vocals

Alessandro Bonetti  violin
Anna Palumbo  calebasse
Cristiano Buffolino  sangban, karignan
Cristina Adamo  flute
Elide Melchioni  bassoon
Fabio Gaddoni  cello
Francesco Giampaoli  double bass
Manuela Trombini  viola
Marco Zanotti  kamale n’goni
Silvia Turtura  oboe
Tim Trevor-Briscoe  bass clarinet
Valeria Montanari  harpsichord
Valeria Nasci  percussion, backing vocals
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Tickets 28 Jan – Auditorium Manzoni