Nu Genea People Of The Moon

After the success of "Bar Mediterraneo", Nu Genea return with "People Of The Moon", expanding their sound into a broader, more exploratory dimension.
Sung across multiple languages (Neapolitan, Arabic, English, Spanish, and Portuguese), the album weaves together diverse influences, from Afro-Cuban rhythms and Anatolian textures to highlife, flamenco, and bossa nova, all filtered through the duo’s distinct Italian perspective.
"Sciallà", released in 2025, offered an early glimpse into this direction: looking up at the giant mirror ball above us, we catch reflections of our best selves, realizing that "People Of The Moon" is not an imagined cosmic species, but a dimension within us all.
A quiet resilience runs throughout the record, never loud or triumphant, but rooted in persistence. This sense of motion defines "Onenon", where Tom Misch shapes a Mediterranean brit-funk groove recalling the basslines of Pino D’Angiò. In "Acelera", María José Llergo channels the urge to chase the moon as if it were an unattainable ideal, in this Andalusian-tinged track featuring her vocals (also present in "Celavì"), supported by flamenco palmas that bring a languid yet propulsive feel.
With its driving momentum, "Puleza" recalls the spirit of "Nuova Napoli", enriched by vintage synths and expansive delays, while Fabiana Martone embodies another of the album’s “lunar dwellers.”
Even at its most dynamic, the album avoids urgency, shifting instead between motion and suspension: a balance captured in "Shway Shway", where Celinatique’s Levantine bossa nova unfolds with measured pace and subtle afrobeat inflections.
Melody remains central throughout, as heard in "Carè", where falling, flying, and dancing blur into one continuous movement. That same pull returns in "Ondas Do Mar", where Gabriel Prado’s vocal debut evokes the cyclical pull of the sea - an enduring motion of return and transformation.