Eros Ramazzotti, an Italian idol Ramazzotti with US singer Anastacia, with whom he collaborated in 2006 Eros Ramazzotti is an Italian singer and songwriter born in 1963 in Cinecittà, a suburb of Rome. Eros’s good looks and incredible musical talent have made him one of the best […]
Year: 2015
Crespi d’Adda
Crespi d’Adda – Town Centre Crespi d’Adda is located in the Lombardy region of Italy and is known to be one of the best examples of a 19th century company town. The design and the architecture of the town is famous for being tailored to its workers. Featured on UNESCO’s […]
Renato Zero
Zerolandia, Renato Zero’s 5th studio album, published in 1978 Renato Zero was born Renato Fiacchini in Rome, on the 30th September 1950. Zero is one of Italy’s music icons. A powerful performer, yesterday and today, Zero’s histrionic personality made him an amazing stage animal since the very beginning of his career. His creativity […]
Jovanotti
Jovanotti “OYeah” cover photo by Pierpaolo Ferrari JOVANOTTI When Jovanotti, Italy’s iconic pop star, decided to break into the US market, he took an unusual route. Rather than play the obligatory round of venues typical for a major Italian language artist, Jovanotti, an unabashed fan of New York City, took up […]
Malika Ayane
The talented Malika Ayane, the daughter of a Moroccan father and an Italian mother, was born in Milan on January 31st, 1984 and now brings her own unique vision to her art. How It began Malika began her singing career in 1995 as part of the famous La Scala Theatre’s choir. […]
Italian-Radio-100
Celebrating the 120 Years of Italian Radio, by remembering how it all started It was 1995 when Italians celebrated the 100 years anniversary of the invention of the radio. Guglielmo Marconi was the mind behind a creation that was to change human comunication for ever. Today, 120 years after that faithful day, […]
Zucchero Fornaciari
Zucchero “blues is blues: it’s full of soul” claims Zucchero, one of Italy’s greatest musicians, in a recent interview. Zucchero’s philosophy is that there is no distinction between Italian blues and American blues, or the blues of any other country – however, that is only one form of music Zucchero is devoted […]
Elio e le Storie Tese
What’s in a name? Well, in the case of the band Elio e le Storie Tese, which translates to Elio and the Tense Stories, the name indicates that the band is one of the most peculiar to appear on the Italian music scene in the last 30 years. Singer Stefano […]
Carmen Consoli
Carmen Consoli, one of Italy’s new generation singer songwriters, here portrayed for the cover of her 2009 album, “Elettra.” The Sicilian-born Carmen Consoli is one of the most successful female singer-songwriters Italy has ever produced, and certainly one of the most appreciated in the US. The 41 year-old musician is known […]
Italian music, exploring the 70s
Renato Zero and Loredana Berté, protagonists of the Italian music panorama of the 1970s (GdT/wikimedia) The 1970s were not an easy period in Italian history. They are known as the Anni di Piombo, the lead years. Historians consider this the decade of the factual civil war, between the establishment and terrorists. Hence, […]