Putumayo Presents - Putumayo Presents: Italia
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Artist: Putumayo PresentsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2009-05-19
Music Label: Putumayo World Music
Product features:
- VARIOS INTERPRETES ITALIA
- Il Girasole - Simone Lo Porto
- Il Mare Mi Salva - Rossomalpelo
- Colpo di Coda - Alessandro Pitoni
- Il Principiante - Bandabardo
- Balla Con Me - Giorgio Conte
- Gina - Lu Colombo & Maurizio Geri Swingtet
- Il Viaggio - Gianmaria Testa
- La Piccola Inglesina - Lino Straulino
- Iquique - Rocco De Rosa
- L'Americano - Marco Calliari
- Me So Mbriacat0 - Alessandro Mannarino
Music reviews of Putumayo Presents: Italia
Music Review: Musical Chianti
Rating: 5 Stars
Putumayo's "Italia" is musical tiramisu. It's delightful, sweet, and all too brief (it clocks in it at 37 minutes) It's a souvenir snapshot of current Italian singer-songwriters. It's wonderful music for an evening of carbonara and Chianti.
The opening song, Simone La Porto's "Il Girasole" is an ode to the sunflower with a Brazilian flavor. Rossomalpelo's "Il Mare Mi Silva", Gianmaria Testa's "Balla con me" and Marco Calliari's "L'Americano" all have a delicious retro with an edge flavor, evoking postwar Italian music, but still rooted in the present day. Bandabardo's "Il Pricipiante" has a reggae vibe. Lino Straulino's "La Piccola Inglesina" sounds more like an old-fashioned Italian folk ballad. Rocco de Rosa's "Iquique" blends the jazz of Italy and Chile. While Lu Colombo and Maurizio Geri Swingtet's "Gina" is a ballad that's against alcoholism, the closing song from Alessandro Mannarino compares love with intoxication.
"Italia" is a savory compilation. It contains a simple pasta recipe, and it also serves a good cause. A portion of the profits goes to EMERGENCY,to help the victims of war, landmines and poverty. Live la dolce vita with this music!
Description of Putumayo Presents: Italia
On May 19th, Putumayo will present Italia, a collection of contemporary Italian music featuring some of Italy's best singer-songwriters. The CD includes a diverse array of styles that reflect Italian traditions, modern trends and the diverse, globalized sounds of Italy today.Italia features well-known singer-songwriters Giorgio Conte and Gianmaria Testa, who combine poetry and humor with stirring melodies and lovingly crafted compositions. Simone Lo Porto, Alessandro Pitoni, Alessandro Mannarino and Rossomalpelo frontman Serge Gaggiotti are all representatives of the contemporary Italian singer-songwriter scene. Lino Straulino returns to the traditional folk music of his native Friuli region in northeastern Italy for inspiration.
The popular group Bandabardò draws its influences from European folk, rock and pop music. Film score composer Rocco De Rosa blends Italian folk music with diverse influences from the immigrant communities in today's Italy. Lu Colombo had two disco hits in the 1980s, but in recent years, she has joined forces with jazz guitarist Maurizio Geri to record timeless songs that would more likely be heard in cafés rather than on dance floors.
Many contemporary Italian artists are making a conscious effort to pay tribute to the classic Italian popular music of the 1950s. During those years, American jazz was blended with Italian ballads and folk music to create carefree, romantic songs. Marco Calliari is a guitarist and singer of Italian heritage who was raised in Quebec and turned away from the heavy metal music he performed in his youth to focus on classic 1950s Italian songs such as "L'Americano".
A portion of Putumayo's proceeds from the sale of the CD will be donated to EMERGENCY, an Italian organization that provides medical and surgical treatment to the civilian victims of war, landmines and poverty around the world.
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