Roberta Gulisano – A ccu apparteni (Mhodí Music Company, 2024) At first listen, A Ccu Apparteni by Roberta Gulisano feels like a dispatch from a…
Roberta Gulisano’s A Ccu Apparteni Reclaims the Music of the Uprooted
Tag: Italian music
Waters of Change: Savina Yannatou and Lamia Bedioui Dive Deep on Watersong
Savina Yannatou, Primavera en Salonico, Lamia Bedioui – Watersong (ECM 2773, 2025) On Watersong, her superb fifth release for ECM, remarkable Greek vocalist Savina Yannatou…
Calling Back the Voices: Ra di Spina’s “Vocazioni”
Ra di Spina – Vocazioni (Agualoca Records, 2025) Vocazioni, the debut album by Ra di Spina (King of Thorn), is a project deeply rooted in…
Spinning Voices: Ra di Spina Weaves Polyphony into Southern Italian Tradition
(headline image: Ra di Spina, Alexsandra Ida Mauro and Laura Cuomo) Ra di Spina is a musical project founded by the talented singer and ethnomusicologist…
Tarantella Takes America: Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino’s 50th Anniversary U.S. Tour
(Headline image: Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino live in 2015 – Photo by De Pinto) Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino (CGS), Italy’s longest-running traditional music ensemble, will mark its…
Wild Mint, Wild Sound: Mila Trani’s Genre-Blending Hybridization
Mila Trani – Menta Selvatica (Segell Microscopi, 2025) Inspired by the mythological and medicinal properties of wild mint, Menta Selvatica (wild mint) is an exploration…
“Bella Sei” Hits the Dance Floor: Mascarimirì’s Fiery Pizzica Single
Mascarimirì returns with “Bella Sei,“ a new single steeped in the Salento dialect, a signature element of Claudio “Cavallo” Giagnotti’s compositions. The song captures a…
Six Strings, Infinite Sounds: Paolo Angeli’s guitar Alchemy at Joe’s Pub
On Saturday, March 8, 2025, Sardinian composer, ethnomusicologist, and instrument maker Paolo Angeli takes the stage at Joe’s Pub, New York City, for a boundary-defying…
Yaràkä Explores the Healing Sounds of the Curannera Tradition
Yaràkä – Curannera (Zero Nove Nove, 2023) Yaràkä’s music is imbued with ritualistic themes, echoing traditions of exorcism and healing prevalent in Southern Italy and…
Gera Bertolone’s Femmina: A Fierce Journey of Identity and Emancipation
Gera Bertolone – Femmina (Sonora Recordings, distributed by Absilone, 2024) Femmina, Gera Bertolone’s second album, will be released on October 18 in both CD and…