#2353: Music from Italy

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Hear some works based on old Italian regional traditions on this edition of New Sounds. There’s music from the Neapolitan band Spaccanapoli, whose music is rooted in the traditions of the local working class, with its pulsing drums, passionate vocals and the wild dances of the Tarantella and Tammurriata. Also on the show is music from singer/percussionist/dancer/actress Alessandra Belloni. Her most recent material sounds like a blend of Brazilian accordion and percussion and Italian traditional singing. We’ll from Daniele Sepe as well. He’s an Italian saxophonist and composer based in Naples who mixes jazz, funk, and rock in his love songs, serenades, and protest songs, along with pizzicas and tarantellas. Not to be outdone, there’s music by the singer and sax player Enzo Avitabile based on 14th Century tradition of turning farm implements into musical instruments. And much more…

PROGRAM #2353, A New Look At Italian Traditional Music (First aired 12/9/04)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Spaccanapoli	Lost Souls	Arime Perze [4:00]	Real World #49542** www.realworldrecords.com*
Daniele Sepe	Senza Filtro	Tammurriata Nera [3:30]	Dunya #8049* www.felmay.it *
Enzo Avitabile & Bottari	Save The World	Sing Palestina [6:00]	Wrasse #124 www.wrasserecords.com
Daniele Sepe	Senza Filtro	Elektrika Pisulina [6:00]	See above.
Enzo Avitabile & Bottari	Save The World	Tarantella Bruna [4:00]	See above.
Alessandra Belloni	Tarantata – Dance of the Ancient Spider	Tarantella di San Michele [2:30] Sola Sola [6:00]	Sounds True #00117** www.soundstrue.com*
Spaccanapoli	Lost Souls	Santa Notte [4:30]	See above.
Acquaragia Drom	Mister Romano	Tammurriata del Camafro, excerpt [2:30]	Finisterre #15 www.finisterre.it
Enzo Favata	Voyage In Sardaigne	Boche’e Notte [3:30]	NewTone #7013** www.felmay.it *

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