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Music

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  Sounds of the regions

  Posted on Friday 17th, May 2013.

  Italian regional music has a long and complex history, with many sounds that are vastly varied. There is a distinct regional difference between the passionate sound of Tarantella, the tunes that distinguish Sardinia, and the almost Celtic melodies of the north. Read More...

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  Pop opera

  Posted on Sunday 20th, January 2013.

  During the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Italy ruled the musical waves of the world with classic Neapolitan music and unforgettable melodies. Now Italian stars are rising to the top once again with the new phenomenon known as pop-opera. Read More...

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  To dub or not to dub

  Posted on Wednesday 28th, November 2012.

  In Italy, dubbing films is big business. Since sound was introduced to the big screen, Italians have become accustomed to watching and listening to foreign films in their native tongue. Read More...

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  Mina the pop diva

  Posted on Monday 1st, October 2012.

  Mina is one of Italy’s favourite pop icons. She broke away from the image of her predecessors who typically performed stationary and worked the stage to excite audiences with her powerful vocal renditions and natural wild charisma – earning her a reputation as the bad girl of Italian rock n’ roll. Read More...

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  Spaghetti rock

  Posted on Wednesday 25th, July 2012.

  Rock ‘n’ roll music began in the United States in the mid 1950s, fusing pop music with the blues. Read More...

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  L’Italia e l’Eurovisione

  Posted on Thursday 17th, May 2012.

  Inspired by the Italian San Remo Song Festival, the initial Eurovision concept was formulated at a European Broadcasting Union (EBU) meeting in Monaco in 1955. A second meeting followed later in the year at the Eternal City’s Palazzo Corsini and the Eurovision Song Contest was officially born Read More...