Currently based in Indonesia, Anello Capuano is a multi-instrumentalist, ethno-musicologist, composer, arranger, and producer who hails from Italy. His work spans an impressive multitude of musical styles and genres, including Medieval, Mediterranean, World, Asian, Indian, and Ethno-Electro. Anello studied extra-European traditional music at the Conservatory of Music in Marrakech (Morocco) and at the Benares Hindu University in Varanasi (India), and he has performed extensively in Europe, Africa, Asia, Canada, the Middle East, and the USA.
A classical traditional piece in 10 beats for the flute Ney, the lute Oud and various Middle Eastern percussion. Towards the end the rhythm change to a lively 3 beats rhythm for a lighter interlude. Solemn, noble and courtly, ideal for an historical parade or procession scene in an opulent setting. Instrumental, Middle East, Middle-East
A lively, festive 6 beats song played with Central Asia traditional instruments (lutes, percussion), in the style of songs danced as a solo or in a group by professional female dancers in their magnificent costumes and swirling braided hair. Ideal for exotic or historical dance scenes or marketplace, Instrumental, Asian, Uzbekistan
A slow composition for the Oud and the bamboo flute Ney based on a popular arabic/turkish rhythm played on various traditional percussion. Deep, dark and mysterious it works well for uneasy situations charged with suspense. Ideal also for an intriguing veil dance in a cabaret or in an oriental court, Instrumental, Middle East, Bellydance Music
A festive melody. At traditional weddings in the Arabian peninsula, the bouncy rhythms known as Khaleeji urges women in the audience to stand up and dance, highlighting their richly embroidered dresses. Great to enliven an happy celebration scene or as a soundtrack for an oriental road desert movie. Instrumental, Middle East, Bellydance Music
A tender song with a message, based on 3 different Indian ragas, that never repeats itself except for the first and last verse, but always evolves through new melodic and rhythmic patterns including an unusual passage in 5 beats. Female vocals and dreamy atmosphere with a touch of mystery and magic. Female Vocals, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
A song to Mother Nature in 3 parts, each with a different, distinctive flavor, sang by a soulful male voice, including a section sung by a choir of children of various nationalities. First in the Gypsy King world flamenco tradition, then from lyrical rock it turns into a delightful world funky mood. Mixed Vocals, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
A song about the need for mankind to redeem from the old ways, grow beyond division and egoistic behavior to attain lasting love and freedom. With soaring female vocals, the song never repeat itself but keeps growing and morphing into ever changing melodies and instrumentation from ethno to electro. Female Vocals, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
A delicate song with a Zen flavor about becoming and the failure of intellectual knowledge to grasp the mysteries of life. Like in a kirtan (Indian devotional song), the male voice questioning is answered by a small choir of female voices. Inspiring poetic lyrics and soothing, spiritual atmosphere. Mixed Vocals, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
The mesmerizing mystical flute throw its yearning spiritual call, stirring the faithful to gather around the fires that cast dancing shadows on the city walls. In circle the crowd start swaying in a trance as the music grows in fierceness spurred by throbbing tribal percussions and hypnotic lutes. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
Al Andalous (Andalusia in Arabic language) combines music styles from Middle East and Spain. The elaborate theme, with the Alto Sax in the lead and the Viola and the Ud answering is followed by a soulful Viola solo and a dynamic, jazzy Sax impro. Blue sky above a vibrant andalusian sunny landscape. Instrumental, World Music, Latin World Fusion
Multi-flavor song about the need to realize oneself as a whole human being. Pop beat, classical strings, folk 12 strings guitars, lyrical fretless bass and distorted electric guitars in the instrumental bridge plus the sweet Indian Sarod and the Tabla drum to spice up this ultimate mystical journey. Male Vocals, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
A haunting song with a reggae/African feeling about freedom and featuring various world percussion and a lyrical instrumental interlude. Sung with a poignant male husky voice, it is an ideal musical backdrop for a third world shanty town scene, a shabby protest rock concert or a freedom march/rally. Male Vocals, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
Middle-Eastern Oud, Soprano Sax, Indian Tabla and various percussion for a perfect example of the "West meets East" world music trend. The relaxed theme lead to a subtle dialog with the Sax and the Oud playfully teasing each other. Great to underline any kind of relaxed, tender and amused situation. Instrumental, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
A vibrant solo prelude with the Middle East lute Oud on a bed of soaring string pads. The desert, a sea of sand ruffled by hot winds, baked by a scorching sun, a caravan or a slave column stagger by or maybe it is a mirage, a dream and lo! a starry night at sea, a lazy breeze, sailing to the unknown, Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
Dare to enter the mysterious world of Mevlana, intrigued by the artful patterns of the African Kalimba and the Indian Tabla, bewitched by the wails of the flute Ney and the arabesque of the Turkish Saz and Oud, dreaming of secrete casbah while moorish mages distill life's rare elixirs in their tower, Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
A woman's song of hope in two distinctive movements: the first part has a latino, tango flavor with the accordion in the foreground. The second is more folk with an Irish/Medieval feeling underlined by the oriental percussions and the Middle Eastern lute Oud as the lead instrument. Spicy & sweet. Female Vocals, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
An unusual bluesy composition featuring the traditional Moroccan Gnawa archaic bass Hajouj, a soulful Turkish clarinet, the African Kalimba and several percussion. Very moody and roots, sardonic and aloof, perfect for dope or exotic spy movies, like a back-alley's deal between slick lousy characters, Instrumental, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
A very atmospheric prelude on the Middle-Eastern lute Oud on a floating drone built from an hybrid wind instrument with plastic tubes and hollow coconut shells. A mystical mood as a backdrop for inner scrutiny or to express an emotional incertitude or setting the tone for a landscape at dusk/dawn. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
Yol means "the way" in turkish. A mystical free-wheelin', exhilarating, on-the-way-to-freedom horse ride along the grassy highway of Central Asia. Turkish lute Saz, Harp, Bagpipe, both Indian and Iranian drums and haunting male indian vocals. Inspirational for in/outward journeys to self-realization, Male Vocals, World Music, Indian World Fusion
The lively and colorful Chai Khane (Central Asia tea house) with music, dancing and laughter but also a busy open-air marketplace or a noisy banquet in a vaulted ancient European Medieval court with jesters, jugglers and fire-eaters. Also for a horse chase or a hunting cavalcade through the woods. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
A meditative Oud solo prelude on a typical arab scale. Ideal to underline a scene of mystic content, a spiritual practice, a devotional gathering or to emphasize solitude or surrender to one's fate. A perfect illustration for peaceful oriental urban or natural surroundings at dawn, sunset or night. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
The first part of a composition based on an Indian raga (musical mode) that, following a free introductions by the various instruments, features an ever changing time signature theme that recours arranged in different ways. Ideal to enhance a run, chase, race, charge, a flight with fast/slow motion. Instrumental, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
A belly-dance number with Middle-Eastern instruments like the Oud, Darbuka, Riqq and Duff, but also a section where the Central Asian lute Cura and the Indian clay-pot Ghatam add an indian Bollywood flavour as a variation. Ideal for an oriental party or cabaret scene, or ad for any eastern product. Instrumental, World Music, Mid-East World Fusion
A multilayer composition in 2 parts respectively in 6 and 7 beats with Persian/Afghani/Indian overtones and an unusual, rich instrumentation. Very joyous and festive with a gypsy feel it can highlight any happy occasion like a wedding, a vacation tour, a village fair or a revelry in an holiday camp. Instrumental, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
A prelude improvised on the Saz Cura in the style of Central Asia traditional music, also usually danced in a free-flowing non rhythmic form as part of a dance recital. Set in a bright, major mode it expresses an optimistic, tender, romantic mood and exude graciousness, elegance, poise and beauty. Instrumental, Asian, Uzbekistan
An improvised prelude in the Afghani/Indian style played on the classical/folk Afghani lute Robab, believed to be of shamanic origin. Meditative and introspective with a hint of nostalgia, it is ideal for a quiet night scene, a memorial, a sad aftermath, a mournful flash-back, homesickness and glum. Instrumental, Middle East, Afghanistan
A very original composition based on a traditional Arab scale, set to an unusual rhythm created by Anello Capuano and played by a peculiar combination of Eastern and western instruments. Jazzy, funky and yet oriental, it ideally illustrate the urban cultural upheaval taking place in the East today. Instrumental, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
The second part of a fast composition based on an Indian musical scale. Soaring viola solo then 2 breathtaking Baghlama racing on a rail of pulsating ethnic percussions take the tune to its climax. Ideal to enhance a run, chase, race, charge, flight, a train speeding away, a car/motorbike commercial, Instrumental, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
The male, severe Middle Eastern Oud and the feminine, delicate Indian Sitar dialogue on a captivating Tampura drone. A minor, rather sad musical mode, expressing subdued regrets, grievances and shattered hopes. A woman/man kneel and sighs, the heart heavy with loneliness and longing for a lost love, Instrumental, World Music, Indian World Fusion
A duet of the Middle Eastern Oud and the Indian Sitar spurred by Persian and Indian drums, as at the Mughal court in medieval India where Indian, Arab, Turkish and Persian musicians played side by side for the entertainment of the king. Being highly dynamic it can heighten a chase or a man's hunt. Instrumental, World Music, Indian World Fusion
Dance music as played in the Gulf at parties and festive gathering traditionally performed on the Oud and several percussion. After the theme a skillful improvisation explores various mood of the musical mode. Ideal to emphasize any convivial events and to arouse a positive feeling of achievement. Instrumental, Middle East, Bellydance Music
With Indian, Turkish and African music elements and instrumentation, it evokes an high-spirited, colorful procession of devotees, a pilgrimage to a sacred site and the ensuing spiritual experience of seeing or having a vision of an holy person or a divine being. Positive vibes and successful outcome, Instrumental, World Music, Pan-World Fusion
A lively 6 beats Moroccan style song to urge dancers into a trance, the head swaying and hair sweeping rhythmically the ground. It express pulsating motion, a regular gallop, so that it will match any chase, escape-to-freedom, riding-the-wind scene, sect rites, rallies, robot-like machinery at work. Instrumental, Middle East, Morocco
A dance number in the Afghani Logari (gypsy) style set on a fast 7 beats rhythm with characteristic recurring stops where the dancer is expected to wait still until the music is resumed. Played on the traditional Afghani lute Robab and on the drum Zerbeghali, it express passion, fierceness and fire. Instrumental, Middle East, Afghanistan
An high voltage instrumental piece in the style of Moroccan 6 beats trance music featuring authentic Moroccan folk lutes and various traditional drums and percussion. Ideal for tense, fast dramatic situations, chases, cavalry charges, trance states, tribal ceremonies, confrontation, car commercials, Instrumental, Middle East, Morocco
A song in the Sheikhat-s or Moroccan dancing girls style played on traditional instruments and followed by an improvisation in a popular 6 beats rhythm to make the audience stand up and dance. Perfect for oriental souk/bazaar scenes, bawdy taverns or brothels, drinking parties and thieves hideouts. Instrumental, Middle East, Morocco
A lively tune as performed in Iran at the end of a concert to make people stand up and dance, played on the traditional long-neck lute and percussion. With its fast 6 beats rhythm and positive melody, the tune underscore well any light and cheerful situation, a joyous celebration, an accomplishment. Instrumental, Middle East, Iran
A dance number in the Afghani Logari (gypsy) style set on a fast 7 beats rhythm with characteristic recurring stops where the dancer is expected to wait still until the music is resumed. Played on the traditional Afghani lute Robab and on the drum Zerbeghali, it express passion, fierceness and fire. Instrumental, Middle East, Afghanistan
Set in a popular 9 beats rhythm that often accompanies group folk dances in Turkey, Greece and the Balkans played on traditional percussion, and with the Oud to outline the melody and the subsequent improvisation, this song is ideal to enhance a film or a publicity spot with an oriental background. Instrumental, Middle East, Turkey
A song in the Turkish/Greek style featuring the 2 main turkish lutes Oud and Baglama accompanied by various Middle eastern percussion. A dance number with an unusual uneven medium 9 beats rhythm, ideal to illustrate village life, a fair, a communal dance, a busy coffeehouse or a street in the Balkan, Instrumental, Middle East, Turkey
