''Funambola'' is an album of the Italian singer

Patrizia Laquidara Patrizia Laquidara (born October 29, 1972) is an Italian singer and writer. Biography Patrizia Laquidara was born in Catania, on the island of Sicily. When she was very young her family moved to a small town in the province of Vicenza, Vene ...

, released in 2007 by Ponderosa Music&Art. It includes 13 songs and it is inspired by the French tightrope walker

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, who walked on a steel wire between the

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of New York City. Tightrope walking has this time both a physical and an intimate meaning, as a never ending research of a mental equilibrium, perhaps lasting, when found, only the space of a morning.
Intimate thought and introspection are actually the main themes of

's songs. Colombo, S (2007). "Laquidara "funambola" delle emozioni viaggia sul filo della canzone d'autore", ''Corriere della Sera'', ''August 31, 2007'' p. 9

Tracks

# Pioggia senza zucchero – 3.36 – (P. Laquidara) # Se qualcuno – 3.45 – (P. Laquidara, A. Canto) # Senza pelle – 4.00 – ( G. Casale – R. Tarantino) # Nuove confusioni – 4.00 – (P. Laquidara) # L'equilibrio è un miracolo – 4.08 – (P. Laquidara, E. Cirillo – A. Canto) # Le cose – 3.08 – (P. Laquidara,

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– P. Laquidara, G. Mancini) # Addosso – 3.20 – (P. Laquidara – A. Canto) # Ziza – 3.49 – (A. Canto, P. Laquidara – A. Canto) # Chiaro e gelido mattino – 4.12 # Oppure no – 2.57 – (P. Laquidara, A. Canto) # Va dove il mondo va – 4.22 – (G. Fabbris – J. Barbieri) # Personaggio – 5.07 – (A. M. Lindsay, M. Gibbs, Kassin – P. Laquidara, L. Gemma) # Noite e luar – 4.14 – (P. Laquidara)

Singles

* ''Le cose'', released in 2007. * ''Ziza'', released in 2008, was also used for a video and to present the

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concert in 2009, during the ''Festa do Cinema Italiano'' film festival. * ''Personaggio'', released in 2008, was also the soundtrack of the presentation spot of the ''Festa do Cinema Italiano'' film festival (

and

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Soundtracks

* ''Noite e luar'', in Manuale d'amore, directed by

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, released in 2005.

External links

Funambola

References

{{Authority control Patrizia Laquidara albums 2007 albums