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July 9, 2008
“O’ Giglio e Paradiso”: An Italian-American Musical Classic
(from left to right) Salvatore “Tutti” Ferrara, Antonio Rosalia, and Phil Caccavalle, giglio feast, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 1950.
What the Brooklyn giglio feast and an obscure musician might tell us about Italian-American culture.
June 23, 2008
Linking the Diaspora Musically
Hip hop is contributing to an expanding Italian diasporic consciousness, one that offers possibilities for an anti-racist politic.
December 26, 2007
Vic Damone’s Italian Cousin
Vinicio Capossela
Italian singer-songwriter Vinicio Capossela returns to the States in January 2008.
January 9, 2008
The Cost of Freedom: The Rascals' Struggle for Change
Photo courtesy of Joe Russo/TheRascalsArchives.com
"Good Lovin'" (1966), The Young Rascals
"In 1967-68, The Rascals were on top of the pop charts. So they decided to use their power to take a stand on Civil Rights. That’s when the problems started."
March 25, 2008
"Jersey Boys": Recreating A Lost Era in the Life of the American Working Class
"Big Girls Don't Cry," Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
Fordham University history professor Mark Naison recently emailed his thoughts on the Broadway musical "Jersey Boys" and has allowed me to post them here verbatim.
February 22, 2009
An American Folklorist in Italy
Alan Lomax/Association for Cultural Equity
Moncalvo (Asti province), Piemonte, October 7, 1954.
Alan Lomax’s stunning photographs from Italy (1954-1955) are published.
March 14, 2009
Thinking Neapolitan
Courtesy: Mark Pezzano
Logo of Edizione Pennino, Brooklyn, New York, 1927.
The Canzone Napoletana as Transnational Subject
June 14, 2008
"C'è la luna": Anatomy of an Italian-American "Folk" Song
Pete Seeger singing "C'è la luna" (1967).
An Italian-American standard turns out to have a convoluted history that belies the simplistic label “folk song.”
June 29, 2009
Vittoria Pietropaoli, An Appreciation
Vittoria Pietropaoli and Francesco Fabbi, returning from a pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of the Santissima Trinità di Vallepietra, circa 1976.
A contadina performer of musica popolare is a constant companion.
June 1, 2010
Building Community, the Brooklyn Way
Joseph Sciorra
KAVES, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, April 14, 2010.
Meet KAVES, band leader, tattoo artist, community activist.
September 15, 2008
The Sound of Italian-American Cultural Philanthropy
What happens when a PBS station targets Italian Americans as donors?
November 18, 2010
Talkin’ Hybrid Moments
Rosangela Briscese
Carl Porcaro, Gerry LaFemina, and Vinnie Stigma at the Calandra Institute’s November 5th symposium “Hybrid Moments: Independent Music in Italian America.”
Introductory comments to the Calandra Institute’s November 5th symposium “Hybrid Moments: Independent Music in Italian America.”
February 22, 2011
Craftsmanship Documented
The Metropolitan Musuem of Art
Mandolins (detail), New York, circa 1900, crafted by Angelo Mannello (1858-1922).
Italian Americans at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
May 5, 2011
Talking Folklore
Over the next several months, I will be presenting the book Italian Folk in venues throughout the New York metropolitan area.
May 9, 2011
Benefit Concert for Calandra Institute, June 10th
John Giorno, Vic Ruggiero, Penny Arcade, and John La Barbera to perform in support of the Calandra Institute.
July 6, 2011
The Death of Jimmy Roselli
Jimmy Roselli (1925-2011)
Family and fans say goodbye to a voice of a generation.
May 15, 2009
Dean Benedetti, Jazz Ethnographer
Dean Benedetti, Torre del Lago, circa 1955
Vilified for decades, Dean Benedetti is now lauded as a “true jazz hero.”
November 12, 2012
Peppe Voltarelli, an artist-in-residence in New York City.
John Napoli
Peppe Voltarelli at Barbès in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Exploring "The Voyage, the Forefathers, Belonging."
January 24, 2013
A Little Wager?
Zeljko Lucic as Rigoletto.
Wanna bet Philistine Italian-American “Leaders” become “Outraged,” Again?
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