Eugenio Bennato was born on March 16, 1947 in Naples, Italy. He founded the seminal Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare in 1969. He later cofounded…
Artist Profiles: Eugenio Bennato
Tag: Italian music
Artist Profiles: Furias
Fùrias has spent many years collecting the musical experiences of traditional musicians from Sardinia. The group’s intention is to research, safeguard and spread the musical…
Artist Profiles: Lucilla Galeazzi
Lucilla Galeazzi is a singer, writer and researcher of folk music. She was born in Terni, in the central Italian region of Umbria. Galeazzi began…
Artist Profiles: Tammurriata Di Scafati
The Tammurriata is the most typical expression of Neapolitan dance and music. The voices of the two singers are raised over the beat of the…
Artist Profiles: Nuova Agricola Associazione
Nuova Agricola Associazione (NAA) is formed by a group of musicians with the idea to rearrange traditional folk music from Abruzzi, adding a modern sonority…
Artist Profiles: Nakaira
Nakaira is a world music group from Italy. It performs traditional music from Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East and the Celtic Areas (Ireland,…
Artist Profiles: Musicalia
Formed in the late seventies in southern Italy by a group of researchers and performers of Italian traditional music, Musicalia earned the respect of fans…
Artist Profiles: Roberto Catalano
Roberto Catalano was born in Catania, Sicily. He is a scholar, a music instructor, and a professional musician. He began his musical career in 1973…
Artist Profiles: Enzo Fina
Enzo Fina was born in Salice, in the Salentine province of Lecce, Apulia. He holds a degree in decorative painting at the State Institute of…
Artist Profiles: Musicàntica
Musicàntica was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. The group performed music and songs from the oral tradition of Southern Italy, primarily the repertoire…