Italian music by Benito Merlino, the Napoli Mandolin Orchestra and Sergio Laccone.
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Benito Merlino was a poet, composer, journalist, writer and film director born in Filicudi, a small island in the province of Messina. He tried to keep his ethnological memory, myths, legends and musical traditions alive. With a sulfur-like voice he sings stories about the aeolian islands, tuna and swordfish, coral, Barbarossa pirates, the maffia, emigration, the poor and the mighty and beggars and emperors who are all united in destiny’s web, just as the plan of departure and return.
CD: Le nere scogliere di Eolo – Benito Merlino. Label: Buda Musique (2014), code: 860254. Video
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Napoli Mandolin Orchestra.
The rediscovery of Neapolitan music by Paliotti’s trio is continued by this album, which was created for a variety of mandolins. The musicians play well-known repertoire, but of such high quality that they managed to revive the popular legacy.
CD: Serenata Luntana – Napoli Mandolin Orchestra. Label: Felmay (2002), code: fy 8055. Video
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Sergio Laccone is a singer (tenor), songwriter, guitarist, percussionist and keyboard player. In this album he shows his passion for the sounds of the Mediterrenean Sea, Latin rhythm and the popular songs of his country. He performed twice at the famous San Remo Festival of music and had a ‘Speciale per Me’ on the Italian TV channel RAI UNO.
CD: Il Ritorno Degli Eroi – Sergio Laccone. Label: Laccone.com (2005), code: SL03. Video1 – Video2
