My second album Anoura came out on feb 10 2021, it's my second album focusing on Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music. I worked on this project during the lockdown/isolation/social distancing times, therefore the title Anoura -meaning nakedness/nude in Sicilian- is referred to that sense of loneliness in front of a blank page to write, being aware that the whole plot is all up to you in your hands and no one is going to assist you. Now for my musical history, all based on team work and relationships, it was an absolute new and thrilling scenario. On the other side of course, the complete freedom of experimenting, endless retouch and self expression. Turning poison into medicine and win the battle.
I hope this will all go through every song straight to your heart for your pleasure.

Peace All

Thoni

Produced and engineered by Thoni Sorano
All keyboards by Mattias Gimigliano
Additional keyboards and arrangement by Salvo Adorno

album cover art by Eltìo Esse Jesus Carrillo
designed by Sebastiano Ragusa

ANOURA the album

Seni Düşünmek (for Uğur Mumcu)

music by Thoni Sorano

lyrics taken from Nazım Hikmet poem "Thinking Of You"

produced and arranged by Thoni Sorano 
keyboards, Mattias Gimigliano
Taken from the album ANOURA

Uğur Mumcu was a Turkish investigative journalist for the daily Cumhuriyet. He was assassinated by a bomb placed in his car outside his home.

Mumcu's motto, "A journalist must be a trustworthy person," continues to be a key tenet for future journalists in faculties of communication across Turkey.

Defining journalism as the "medium of talking about struggles in all areas of life," Mumcu was widely-respected for his credibility and work.

Known for his work on corruption allegations, illegal organizations and their connections, Mumcu had the confidence to say: "You couldn't deny any topic I researched and wrote until yesterday morning. So, hit me, tear me apart."Born in the central Kirsehir province, Mumcu was 51 when he was assassinated by a bomb placed in his car on Jan. 24, 1993.

Seni Düşünmek (for Uğur Mumcu)

ORIGINAL VOCAL VERSION ON THE ALBUM

ANOURA

Amuri Amuri  (instrumental)

Amurusa Vampa (Thoni Sorano)
lyrics taken from "Alla sua donna" by C.F.Gambino

produced by Thoni Sorano

taken from the album ANOURA

Amurusa Vampa

SUGNU VINUTU DI LUNTANA VIA (Thoni Sorano)
traditional lyrics taken from "Corpus Favara"

featuring audio excerpts from Rosa Balistreri's last TV interview
this song is also dedicated to her and her evergreen ness 

produced by Thoni Sorano

taken from the album "ANOURA"

Sugnu Vinutu Di Luntana Via

NOTTI DI MARZU (Thoni Sorano)

based on a poem by G.Scandurra

prod by Thoni Sorano

Notti Di Marzu

YUNUS ILE (traditional)

traditional turkish Sufi ilahi medley

poems by Yunus Emre

produced by Thoni Sorano

taken from the album ANOURA

Yunus ile

PALUMMEDDA
traditional northern Sicilian cradle song

produced by Thoni Sorano

taken from the album ANOURA

Palummedda

TEMPU (Thoni Sorano)
based on the poem "Avvertimento" (warning) by S.Adelfio

produced by Thoni Sorano

taken from the album ANOURA

Tempu

ANOURA - A suite in three parts (Thoni Sorano/Mattias Gimigliano)

1) Anoura - childhood memories
2)Danza - bagpipe group dance
3)Erumu tutti anura - outro

produced by Thoni Sorano
all keyboards by Mattias Gimigliano

taken from the album ANOURA

Anoura  (a Suite in three parts)

AJU DITTU SEMPRI  (I've always said)

Dina Basso/Thoni Sorano/Mattias Gimigliano

all keyboards Mattias Gimigliano

produced by Thoni Sorano / taken from the album Anoura

lyrics:
AJU DITTU SEMPRI

Aju dittu sempri
ca cani nun ni vogghiu,
picchì poi attocca
nun sulu darici a mangiari
ma suprattuttu nesciri
co' caudu o cà nivi
ppi purtalli a sfantasiari:
ma uora
macari senza cani m’arritrovu
di notti
e di capumatina,
a purtari ’ntè strati u desidderiu
di vidiriti,
a fallu nesciri
ca dintra a casa ’mpazziscia,
e u fazzu pisciari
a ogni cantunera,
spirannu ca poi, tu
passannu di ddà,
u senti u fetu di mia
e continui sciarannu l’aria
a ma stissa
prucissioni.

Aju Dittu Sempri

AMURI AMURI  (F.P.Frontini / Salvo Adorno)

a traditional folk tune collected and arranged by F.P. Frontini

additional arrangements, all keyboards by Salvo Adorno

Produced by Thoni Sorano

taken from the album Anoura

Amuri Amuri

Javāneh جوانه

Thoni Sorano/Aram Ghasemy/Mattias Gimigliano

produced by Thoni Sorano /taken from the album Anoura

featuring excerpts from Iranian poets:
Forough Faroukhzad, Simin Behbahāni, Sepideh Golzadeh, Bozorg Alāvi

reading by:
Siminsokht Enayati, Ārezou Yari, Leyla M., Aram Ghāsemy, Melina Montazami, Negin Sharifzade

Javāneh جوانه

L'AMANTI N'MENZU DI LU MARI (Thoni Sorano/Mattias Gimigliano)

Traditional lyrics taken from "Favara Code"

produced by Thoni Sorano / all keyboards by Mattias Gimigliano

featuring audio samples from Antonino Uccello's sound library

L'amanti n'menzu di lu mari

SINGING IN SICILIAN, TURKISH, GREEK, ARMENIAN, AZERI AND FARSI

PRODUCER, SOUND DESIGNER

VOCAL COACH

ANOURA the album

THONI SORANO