In this special Disco Volante we will go on a musical journey through Southern Italy. Episode 10, compiled by Nello Allocca.
This programme is dedicated to Campania, the region in Southern Italy of which Naples is the capital. Naples is almost 3000 years old and has had many different foreign rulers. This city in the south of Italy has been the largest city since 1861, when the separate areas were consolidated into one country. Various musical styles such as the villanella, tarantella and tammurriata originate from this region. Nowadays, this music is still performed by amateurs as well as professional musicians, but Naples is especially known for its ‘canzone napoletana’. This is a broad repertoire of ‘songs’. The high days of ‘canzone napoletana’ started at the beginning of the 19th century until the 30s of the 20th century. Many songs are still world famous and have over the years been performed by international pop musicians as well as classical tenors. The theatre music genre called ‘opera buffa’ also originates from Naples.
All through the 18th century Naples was, together with Vienna, the musical capital of Europe. Even today, the musical landscape is rich in artists and genres. From all the corners of the world sources of inspiration come to Naples continuously, and the musicians transform it into something new. The musical heritage of Southern Italy is even broader, as for instance in the traditions of regions like Apulia, Calabria and Sicily, and is just as strong and ancient as those from Campania.
That is why our tour through Southern Italy continues in the coming months with ritual songs, protest songs, working songs, satirical and love songs and nursery rhymes, but also with today’s music and much more. We will cover everything from jazz, blues, electronics, pop, rock, reggae, dub, rap, ska and ragamuffin to avant-garde and contemporary music. Naples has no limits.
Tonight: ROBERTO MUROLO: NAPOLI ‘VOCE & CHITARRA’ – PART 1
Roberto Murolo
Playlist
Roberto Murolo, ‘Antologia Cronologica della Canzone Napoletana‘ (Durium, Milano, 1963 – 1965, 12 volumi)
1. Canto delle lavandaie del Vomero (XIII century, unknown artist) 1:55
2. ‘Sto core mio (mid XVI century, O. di Lasso) 2:40
3. No police (XVI century, B. Donato) 2:03
4. Villanella chh’all’acqua (XVI century, unknown artist) 1:31
5. Michelemma’ (XVII century, attributed to S. Rosa) 2:46
6. Lo Gurarracino (XVIII, unknown artist) 5:14
7. So’ le sorbe e le nespole amare (XVIII century, L. Vinci) 2:42
8. Comme da lo molino (XVIII century, unknown artist – inspired by N. Piccini’s
composition) 1:35
9. Cicerenella (XVIII century, unknown century) 3:19
10. La nova gelosia (XVIII-XIX) century, unknown artist) 3:00
11. Si tu nenna m’amava n’aut’anno (XVIII century)
12. Santa Lucia (1849, T. Cottrau)
13. La fenesta vascia (XVI century unknown artist- arranged in XIX century) 2:43
14. La tarantella (1845, F. Florimo- A. De Lazieres) 3:21
15. La cammesella (1875, L. Stella- F.Melber) 2:31
16. Raziella (1840 E.Bolognese – P.Labriola) 3:58
17. Lu cardillo (XVIII century unknown artist – 1840, E. Del Preite-P.Labriola) 2:36
18. Te voglio bene assaje (early XIX century, unknown artist – 1839, attr. to R.Sacco) 3:23
19. Funiculì funiculà (1880, R. Turco, L. Senza) 2:19
20. Marechiaro (1885, S.Di Giacomo – F.P. Tosti) 2:41
Original LP covers
