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This book explores the significance of reggae and hip hop in Southern Italy from the beginning of the 1980s to the present. Focusing on groups and solo artists located predominantly in the Southern Italian regions of Apulia and Sardinia, it examines the production and distribution of their music, lyrics and video clips. To this end, Reggae and Hip Hop in Southern Italy emphasizes the linguistic aspects of cultural marginalization as well as marginalities linked to geographical location, gender, and to social and political identification. The authors put forward three key arguments, namely: that the Southern Italian transcultural and multilingual musical productions defy the cultural stereoty...
International scholars explore the hip hop scenes of Europe, Canada, Japan and Australia.
This book sheds new light on the role of the military in Italian society and culture during war and peacetime by bringing together a whole host of contributors across the interdisciplinary spectrum of Italian Studies. Divided into five thematic units, this volume examines the continuous and multifaceted impact of the military on modern and contemporary Italy. The Italian context offers a particularly fertile ground for studying the cultural impact of the military because the institution was used not only for defensive/offensive purposes, but also to unify the country and to spread ideas of socio-cultural and technological development across its diverse population.
Sanremo. A poche ore dalla serata finale del Festival della Canzone, un clamoroso omicidio scuote il mondo dello spettacolo e l’Italia intera: uno dei cantanti più amati dal pubblico è stato ucciso nella sua lussuosa suite con un colpo di pistola al volto. Delle indagini è incaricato il commissario Oscar Borrani – qualche chilo di troppo, un matrimonio fallito che brucia ancora e una gran voglia di chiudere il caso nel minor tempo possibile: in vent’anni di carriera, di morti ne ha già visti abbastanza, e sa che portano sempre rogne. Ma i morti non sono tutti uguali, ed Enrico Bertini in arte Chico non è mai stato un uomo come gli altri. Sregolato, geniale, eccessivo in tutto – ...
Provides comprehensive introduction to the history, sociology and musicology of 20th century Italian popular music Essays written by authors from a variety of backgrounds offer broad portrait of modern popular musical culture for readers new to Italian music
Neu ins Deutsche übersetzt von Victoria Lorini sowie von Hana Gründler (Sogliani, Morto da Feltre und Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini, Ridolfo, Davit und Benedetto Ghirlandaio) und Katja Burzer (Fra Giocondo, Liberale und andere Veroneser Künstler). Herausgegeben, kommentiert und eingeleitet von Katja Burzer (Raffaellino del Garbo, Simone Mosca), Sabine Feser (Domenico Puligo, Francia Bigio, Francesco Granacci, Marcantonio Raimondi und andere Holzschnitzer und Kupferstecher, Giovanni Antonio Lapoli, Niccolò Soggi, Giuliano Bugiardini, Francesco Primaticcio), Hana Gründler (Sogliani, Morto da Feltre und Andrea di Cosimo Feltrini, Ridolfo, Davit und Benedetto Ghirlandaio), Berthold Hub (Cronaca...
The Eurovision Song Contest is famous for its camp spectacles and political intrigues, but what about its actual music? With more than 1,500 songs in over 50 languages and a wide range of musical styles since it began in 1956, Eurovision features the most musically and linguistically diverse song repertoire in history. Listening closely to its classic fan favorites but also to songs that scored low because they were too different or too far ahead of their time, this book delves into the musical tastes and cultural values the contest engages through its international reach and popular appeal. Chapters discuss the iconic fanfare that introduces the broadcast, the supposed formulas for composin...