Nicodemus and I debated doing this in the Musica do Brasil thread... but seeing that in many ways the Bossa styles have been adopted so much by the Italians I figured it is time to have a separate thread devoted to that music - from Italy, and other Italian sounds. Be thankful! It was between Italy and France and... well... we'll do that another day... or today if someoen else wants to set it up... or just do it here. The Italian artists/styles I like... hmm... pretty much from the Milano/Schema, Fez like lable. The artists there are Nicola Conte - everyone's heard at least one of his tracks. (Acura commercial from a few years ago was Bossa Per Deu, the annoying commercial with the black dude dancing and grinning like an idiot in his boxers - Joe Boxer ad... that was "Jet Sounds"). Conte's huge in the scene now with remixes and works - and one of Schemas biggest acts... Similarly, you have Gerardo Frisina. Talented through and through - his album Ad Lib is awesome!! But tough to find state-side. Similarly is Quintetto X.... I really want that release but can't find it anywhere. Also - there is S-Tone Inc. - who is with Schema as well through Milano 2000. Great sound, and their range of tracks and styles varies greatly. You'll hear a track from one of their feature CD's that you'd swear you'd hear on a regular "light rock" station in the United States, but then you have pure Latin sounding tracks with heavy beats that make you're head spin. Tremendously talented group. More positive news - Rosalia De Sousa, who collaborates often with Schema label with Quintetto X, Les Hommes and etc., is releasing her own album - well, sort of. It is a collaboration with Nicola Conte, and it's due out in the beginning of November. If you're not sure if you've heard of her - she is on Break N Bossa vol. 5 as well... and again, with Les Hommes, who is with Schema but released an album in the US through ESL (Thievery Corporation's label). Her voice is very soft, and very sweet. I don't want to overdo it on the first post. Anyone else out there like this style, or different styles of Italian music?
I like Eros Ramazzotti, Luna Pop, Subsonica, Laura Pausini, Zucchero, stuff like that. I'll check out the stuff you mention. There's a lot of good stuff out there. http://www.italiamia.com/music.html http://www.musicaitaliana.com/
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gli anni sessanta More than anything, I like the stuff from the 1960s. Mina, Miranda Martino, Gino Paoli, Fausto Cigliano, Milva, Luigi Tenco. From the 70s and 80s: Angelo Branduardi and Gianna Nannini. In general, I really don't care for much modern stuff, although Lunapop is pretty good. I also love the film music of Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota, and Giovanni Fusco.
Italian rap... hmm.... That area I have no clue about. But there's loads of Portuguese Rap! (but it just doesn't sound right to me...)
Check out Articolo 31. They are a hybrid band similiar to Linkin Park I guess..theie older stuff is strictly rap though...pretty good listen http://www.articolo31.com/ my favorites are zucchero, ligabue, Piero Pelu' and if im in a chill mood a little laura pausini...Ramazotti's voice drives me nuts...