Interview with Giovanni Imparato (part II) In the last edition we dealt with the relationship between the drum and the earth, through the Cuba / Parthenope project with some hints on Afrocubanìa by Giovanni Imparato. percussionist, babalàwo initiated with the rule of Ifá, babalòsha “santèro” initiated at the regla de Òsha, olubatà initiated at the […]
Meet Max Mazzotta: director, Actor, Screenwriter, Producer. The Story.
In Montalto Uffugo, a town in the province of Cosenza, a young man is about to make an important decision. He will sacrifice his jeans to buy a train ticket. Today this would seem unusual or irrelevant to many, once it was not. We are in the ‘90s and the iconic Levi’s 501 are a […]
Once upon a time there was an Englishman, a Campano and… ‘O Nnapulitano.
Browsing the internet in search of Neapolitans abroad, I came across two of friends who have created a youtube channel that deals with Neapolitan language and languages comparisons. These guys have already found their way toward the future. Their channel has reached 2.02K subscribers.Among the comments to the video about ‘Neapolitan language and it’s background’ […]
Interview with philosopher Luca Pantaleone
When it comes to philosophers, unfortunately, common thought and bad information tend to imagine odd and sad men, lost in their thoughts … Perhaps inconclusive or even crazy. To reinforce this belief there has always been mass ignorance and its tendency to consider negative those who are not homologated to others and all of that […]
Toward the Future – Testimony of a teacher and her student’s questions.
Neapolitan teenagers are certainly not all like those you have watched on “Gomorrah” the Italian serie. Indeed, most of the teenagers are students and during this period they are facing great difficulties caused by the incompetence of institutions, caused by those who should have protected them. Fortunately, there are teachers who adapt to every situation […]