Tag: Music

  • More Than Måneskin: Italian Music to Listen to Right Now

    When it comes to current Italian music, there’s way more than Måneskin.

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  • Pino Daniele, Soul of Naples

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    Si ‘mmuore solo quanno ‘o munno nun s’aricorda più di te. Se no, ci si allontana solo fisicamente. “You die only when the world doesn’t remember you anymore…otherwise you only move away physically.” This quote — partly in Neapolitan and partly in Italian — appears in a video tribute to Pino Daniele, the legendary singer…

  • A ‘Corrected’ Caravaggio for the Current Crisis

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    Italian musician Salmo discusses Caravaggio while in quarantine and creates a cool work of art in the process.

    Salmo's Caravaggio 2020
  • Italy’s Alpini Corps: The Traditions Beyond the Feathered Cap

    The grey felt cap adorned with a black raven feather worn by old northern Italian men and some modern-day camouflaged troops is known as the Cappello Alpino. This recognizable cap signifies that the wearer is or was a member of the Alpini, an elite corps of the Italian army that is most closely associated with…

    Cappello Alpino