A Tribute to Love

The Italian singer Giada Valenti relates to us about her intimate relationship with her audience after her performance at the Dicapo Theathre. Giada defines Italian music and...

Italian Pop Stars Hit the Hudson Terrace

On Wednesday, October 28th 2009, the Commissione Giovani New York (CGNY) will host the first ever Young Italian Music Festival at the chic Hudson Terrace. The concert, from...

Franco Battiato. Artist in Search of "The Being"

Interview with the iconoclastic Italian musician Franco Battiato. “I come off as a difficult artist, but tell me: How can someone who has sold millions and millions of records...

Vittoria Pietropaoli, An Appreciation

A contadina performer of musica popolare is a constant companion.

Dean Benedetti, Jazz Ethnographer

Vilified for decades, Dean Benedetti is now lauded as a “true jazz hero.”

Thinking Neapolitan

The Canzone Napoletana as Transnational Subject

LaVeritàLaVerdadTheTruth

Giuseppe Gagliardi’s film La vera leggenda di Tony Vilar is a musical journey tracing the circuitous routes of the Italian diaspora.

An American Folklorist in Italy

Alan Lomax’s stunning photographs from Italy (1954-1955) are published.

Audio version of our interview with Jovanotti: New York, his music..and Obama

The Sound of Italian-American Cultural Philanthropy

What happens when a PBS station targets Italian Americans as donors?

Italian Metal Gets Religion

An Italian monk hears Metallica and turns the mystical and divine into heavy metal.

Elisa. Unforgettable Voice & Ethereal Music

While at the Italian Institute of Culture in New York, Elisa gave the public some very emotional moments