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Tune in to a mini-concert with Ichiko Aoba
After a spot on the Italian version of The X Factor didn’t help her as much as she’d hoped, the singer-songwriter took matters into…
Sense of Place: Italian singer-songwriter Ariete has her sights set on stardom
After a spot on the Italian version of The X Factor didn’t help her as much as she’d hoped, the singer-songwriter took matters into…
Six Bars Jail, a small club located just outside of Florence, Italy, was founded in 2006.
Sense of Place: Finger-style guitar is king at this Tuscan music venue
Six Bars Jail, a small club located just outside of Florence, Italy, was founded in 2006.
Marco Contestabile makes psychedelic blues music influenced by Tarquinia, where he grew up.
Sense of Place: Black Snake Moan is inspired by his ancient Italian home
Marco Contestabile makes psychedelic blues music influenced by Tarquinia, where he grew up.
Some of the Italian composer’s most memorable film scores were recorded at Forum Studios in Rome’s Parioli neighborhood.
Sense of Place: Step inside the Roman studio where Ennio Morricone made magic
Some of the Italian composer’s most memorable film scores were recorded at Forum Studios in Rome’s Parioli neighborhood.
The Italian pianist and composer returns to his childhood in Turin on his latest album, The Summer Portraits.
Sense of Place: Ludovico Einaudi is one of the most streamed composers of all time
The Italian pianist and composer returns to his childhood in Turin on his latest album, The Summer Portraits.
The Milan-based musician draws on both her mother’s Italian side of the family and her father’s Palestinian heritage.
Sense of Place: Born in Rome, Laila Al Habash had to leave to find her voice
The Milan-based musician draws on both her mother’s Italian side of the family and her father’s Palestinian heritage.
Weird Bloom’s music is psychedelic and catchy, and it kind of sounds like T. Rex.
Sense of Place: This psych-rock band is fostering an indie rock scene in Rome
Weird Bloom’s music is psychedelic and catchy, and it kind of sounds like T. Rex.
Four Flies Records founder Pier de Sanctis explains what makes these increasingly rare soundtracks so special.
Sense of Place: This Roman record label works to preserve ‘B movie’ scores
Four Flies Records founder Pier de Sanctis explains what makes these increasingly rare soundtracks so special.
For our latest Sense of Place series, the World Cafe team traveled to Italy’s capital city to capture a sliver of Rome’s musical wonders.
Immerse yourself in the music of Rome with this World Cafe mixtape
For our latest Sense of Place series, the World Cafe team traveled to Italy’s capital city to capture a sliver of Rome’s musical wonders.
