The Griot, master of the word
Who is the Griot? The Griot (or Djèli) was the "official communicator" in the Africa of the West. It was yes a historian, but also ...
Culture
Italian songs to trust themselves
During my conversations with Albert Hera, the phrase "photographs of the songs" was curiously released. At the beginning I myself ...
The importance of singing and voice in ethnomusicology
What is ethnomusicology? The term "ethnomusicology" already contains some important information that helps to identify the field of studies to which ...
Mina: The Tiger of Cremona, a little history.
Why was Mina nicknamed the Cremona tiger? Everyone asks her, everyone wants it, everyone celebrates it: often it is ...
Bernard Jaeger in Art Bardo: the harmonious narrator
Bardo, Bernard Jaeger's art name, was born in Switzerland in 1948, was one of the most important for me ...
Michael Vetter: a transverbal song
The musical research of the composer Michael Vetter not only explored the various colors of the flute but contributed to the ...
Sean Nost: Discover the ancient song of the Irish soul
Have you ever listened to a song taken from the Sean Nos style? Do you know what the state of origin of this song is? The...
Gegè Telesforo: Italian Human Beatbox pioneer
On March 27, 2020 "The world in the lead" came out, the new album by Gegè Telesforo (twelfth of his artistic career) ...
Athanasius Kircher: the mystery behind the Musurgia opera Mirifica
The Jesuit Athanasius Kircher deposits his idea "Musurgia Mirifica" according to which it would be possible to compose music without knowing it. ...
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: the rock & roll pioneer
Under the advice of a friend I forward in the fantastic story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, full of anecdotes and battles. As...
