The Tam Tam Tamburreddhu Festival returns to Salento, Puglia, from 4 to 8 December 2025 for its tenth edition, dedicated to the region’s emblematic percussion…
View More Tamburreddhu Beats Bring Festival Energy Back To SalentoTag: Italian music
‘O Rom’s “Radio Rom” Dials Up Southern Italian Melting Pot
‘O Rom – Radio Rom (Phonotype Records, 2025) I pressed play, expecting a postcard from Naples, and heard a joyful traveling station. Radio Rom recounts…
View More ‘O Rom’s “Radio Rom” Dials Up Southern Italian Melting PotMultifaceted Sicilian Songwriter Luisa Briguglio
Sicilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Luisa Briguglio, was born in Messina. She has led the southern Italian roots music ensemble PopulAlma since 2017. The ensemble…
View More Multifaceted Sicilian Songwriter Luisa BriguglioI’m Just Mad About Zafarán
Zafarán – Zafarán (self-release, 2025) It doesn’t take long. Bjorn Wennas’ softly pensive guitar is joined by the heart-drenched vocals of Carmen Marsico. Dan Meyers’…
View More I’m Just Mad About ZafaránCafuné Spins Italian Folklore Into Folk-Rock Fantasy
Cafuné – Tra Le Corde Dei Racconti (M.P. & Records, 2025) Named after the Portuguese word cafuné, a gesture of affection involving fingers combing through…
View More Cafuné Spins Italian Folklore Into Folk-Rock FantasyFrom Salento to Santiago: A Transcontinental Musical Bridge
Cocoa Thrill – Subtropical (Linfa, 2025) Cocoa Thrill, an instrumental quintet based in Apulia, Italy, explores global rhythms through a distinctly Southern lens on their…
View More From Salento to Santiago: A Transcontinental Musical BridgePathos and the Pilgrimage: Maria Moramarco Lights the Way in Stella Ariènte
Maria Moramarco – Stella Ariènte (Visage Music, 2021) In Stella Ariènte, Maria Moramarco channels ancient songs. With the voice of someone who’s walked those dusty…
View More Pathos and the Pilgrimage: Maria Moramarco Lights the Way in Stella ArièntePointing True North: Folkatomik Charts a Global Course with “Polaris”
Folkatomik – Polaris (Italysona, 2022) Folkatomik’s debut album, Polaris, is rooted in the traditional music of Southern Italy. At the same time, they weave in…
View More Pointing True North: Folkatomik Charts a Global Course with “Polaris”Mystic Rebels With a Cause: A Sacred Sound Journey
Enten Hitti – Mistiche Ribelli (Lizard Records, 2025) Mistiche Ribelli (mystic rebels) is the latest musical project from Pierangelo Pandiscia and Gino Ape, performed by…
View More Mystic Rebels With a Cause: A Sacred Sound JourneyBlues on a Saint’s Wavelength: Fabrizio Piepoli Channels St. Nicholas in a Mediterranean Hymn
Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Fabrizio Piepoli has released a new single, “Sanda Necole Blues”, produced by Zero Nove Nove with digital distribution via Believe. The…
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