One of Renato Carosone’s most extraordinary gifts was his ability to bring together things that seemed worlds apart and make them sound as if they had always belonged in the same room. At his piano, American rock’n’roll could meet the Neapolitan dialect; classical training could embrace the theatrical instinct of popular song; the precision of […]
Ogun Afrobeat magic that makes even stones dance
Interview with band leader Akindimeji Onasanya By N. Yakova Africa, the center of the world, is not just a song by Fela Kuti but it is a fact. Africa is the starting point of everything. And the story we will tell you begins right there, in Lagos, Nigeria, the land of Ogun, the iron God. […]
Napulitanamente: sharing culture step by step
Napulitanamente is a magazine that covers Neapolitan culture and its extraordinary heritage all over the world. We are an independent publication that was established in July 31st 2020 and since then we accrued 1500 monthly readers and more than 10900 followers on social media. Our focus is to spread the Neapolitan heritage and help people […]
Enzo Apicella on May 30th the release.
We are all very excited about the release of Enzo Apicella’s first solo album. The homonymous cd includes 10 tracks of different musical genres, from jazz to Afro Latin from rock to Mediterranean vibes. Forty musicians of different nationalities have participated in the realization of this project which will be available on all digital platforms […]
The sun rises in the East on Alberto Pizzo’s notes.
The habit of wanting at all costs to include an artist in a certain category I believe it can be limiting. I think that in order to find an artistic identity it is not necessary being labeled in a specific category. Alberto Pizzo is a Neapolitan composer and pianist known, and also highly appreciated abroad, […]