I Muvrini
I Muvrini is a Corsican folk music group, who sing traditional Corsican music in their native Corsican language.
History
The group was formed in the early 1980s by the brothers Jean-François Bernardini and Alain Bernardini both born in the village of Tagliu-Isulacciu in the north of Corsica. They are named after a species of wild sheep which live in the mountains of Corsica.The Bernardini brothers were introduced to traditional Corsican music at an early age by their father, Ghjuliu, who was a well-known poet and singer. They recorded their first single with their father in collaboration with the group Canta u Populu Corsu. Ghjuliu Bernardini died in December 1977 and I Muvrinis first album, I Muvrini... ti ringrazianu, which was released in 1979, was dedicated to their father's memory.
In 2000, I Muvrini joined up with Sting to record "Terre d'Oru".
Throughout their career they have promoted the Corsican language and culture, much like the work pioneered by Les Nouvelles Polyphonies corses.
[Image:I muvrini 20080914.jpg|thumb|right|A concert in Warszaw, September 2008]
Selected discography
Studio albums
- 1979 - ...Ti ringrazianu
- 1980 - Anu da vultà
- 1981 - ...È campà quì
- 1984 - Lacrime
- 1985 - 85
- 1986 - À l'encre rouge
- 1988 - Pè l'amore di tè...
- 1989 - Quorum
- 1991 - À voce rivolta
- 1993 - Noi
- 1995 - Curagiu
- 1998 - Leia
- 2002 - Umani
- 2005 - Alma
- 2007 - I Muvrini et les 500 choristes
- 2010 - Gioia
- 2012 - Imaginà
- 2015 - Invicta
- 2016 - Pianetta
- 2017 - Luciole
- 2019 - Portu in core
- 2022 - ''Piu forti''
Compilation albums
- 1998 - Sò
- 2000 - Pulifunie
- 2000 - A strada
- 2013 - ''Best of''
Live albums
Videos / DVDs
Collaborations
- 1999 - Άσε την εικόνα να μιλάει with Pyx Lax.