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24 Grana – Accireme
17
Jul
By Joe Fischetti
Musica

24 Grana – Accireme

This song was part of 5th Studio Album, Ghostwriters, released in 2008. After their 6th album was released in 2011, frontman Francesco Di Bella left the band to pursue a solo career. After producing 4 solo albums, 24 Grana reunited in 2020 to record La Raccolta featuring Clementino.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXzP843rX58
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Luca Rossi – Quanno nascette Ninno
17
Jul
By Joe Fischetti
Musica

Luca Rossi – Quanno nascette Ninno

In her article titled Luca Rossi, "ambassador" of the tammorra in the world for SulSud.it, Sabrino Cozzolino talks about Rossi's career, including:how he shares Campano music with the world;his first album (Pulecenella Love), which was nominated for the Tenco Award;his second album (Greetings from Fireland); andhis book, which became a play.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TrlcnOFTmg
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Fede ‘n’ Marlen – Fragile
17
Jul
By Joe Fischetti
Musica

Fede ‘n’ Marlen – Fragile

Federica Ottombrino and Marilena Vitale (aka Fede 'n' Marlen) are Napulitan artists who write and sing in Italian, Napulitan, French and Spanish. Their songs address migrants, LGBTQ+ rights and human ties. Their second studio album, Terra di Madonne, was released just this week! The title is an explicit reference to Napoli. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVeCWEl0BBo
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Simona Boo – Oração
17
Jul
By Joe Fischetti
Musica

Simona Boo – Oração

This is a beautiful cover of a classic Portuguese song that is perfectly suited to Simona’s voice.The original version of Oração, which means “Prayer”, was the debut Portuguese entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964.  It was performed by António Calvário.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CA8FUoDDJM
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Lucariello – Guagliun e miez a via
17
Jul
By Joe Fischetti
Musica

Lucariello – Guagliun e miez a via

Luca Caiazzo aka Lucariello is best known for his work on the soundtrack of Gomorrah, but he should also be recognized for the social work he does in Campania. Lucariello is the head of the Palcoscenico della Legalità (Stage of Legality) project for the Crisis Opportunity Onlus (CO2). Within that project was a 4-month writing workshop and sound engineering training course at the Juvenile Penal Institute of Airola in Benevento. Puortame Là Fore feat. Raiz was the end product of this workshop, written in collaboration with the kids at the IPM di Airola. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gw7VD6vppw
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Foja – ‘A mano ‘e D10S feat. Alejandro Romero
17
Jul
By Joe Fischetti
Musica

Foja – ‘A mano ‘e D10S feat. Alejandro Romero

This is a beautiful Napulitan rendition of Alejandro Romero’s ‘La mano de dios’, which Alejandro originally wrote for his brother Rodrigo. Alejandro. All profits from the sale of the record will be used to purchase sports equipment and musical instruments for the Istituto Penale Minorile di Nisida. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT3lrAEjmrs
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Lipoff New Napoli Femminile Coach
17
Jul
By Joe Fischetti
Napoli Femminile

Lipoff New Napoli Femminile Coach

On July 2, 2022, Napoli Femminile President Alessandro Maiello, alongside honourary president Rafaele Carlino, announced the signing of new coach Dimitri Lipoff. The French coach is the first international coach of Napoli Femminile. Lipoff began his career with Lyon’s youth teams, where he worked as a physical trainer under Farid Benstiti. After two seasons at Lyon, Lipoff followed Bensiti to WFC Rossiyanka in Russia where he became assistant coach and athletic trainer. During this time there, Rossiyanka won the 2012 Russian Championship and reached the quarter-finals of the 2012/13 Women’s UEFA Champions League. At the same time, Lipoff became the…
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Carlino Out, Maiello In
17
Jul
By Joe Fischetti
Napoli Femminile

Carlino Out, Maiello In

On May 14, 2022, Napoli Calcio Femminile President Rafaele ‘Lello’ Carlino announced that he would be stepping down from his post as club President. A day earlier, Napoli lost 3-1 to Pomigliano and as a result, were relegated back down to Serie B. However, Carlino insists that Napoli’s relegation was not the reason for his resignation. “A thoughtful decision that is not the fruit of yesterday’s bitter regression. As per the patent between the partners of Napoli Femminile, in fact, the president is elected every two years by the Board of Directors representing the partner’s assembly. Therefore, I would have…
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