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 […]
Walter Ricci: jazz melodies with a Neapolitan heart
Soul vibrations between Napoli and New Orleans – By N. Yakova From the vibrant streets of Napoli to the world’s most prestigious stages, Walter Ricci is a name that has become synonymous with passion, versatility, and innovation in the world of jazz. Born in 1989 on the outskirts of Napoli, Ricci was surrounded by music […]
Los Carosones. The epiphany of La Dolce Vita
Contaminations, as we know, enrich. And the whole of Southern Italy knows something about it. Since ancient times, in the land that was once called the Magna Graecia, different hegemonies have followed one another and different cultures contaminated us. The result of those contaminations emerged in the language, in life-style, in the way of thinking, […]