Italian music

Italy Chronicles features on Italian music - Italian artists who sing in Italian and in English, as well as a few artists of Italian origin too. Both classics of Italian music and more modern hits as well as some Italian indie music too.
Lots of videos to watch too.

Legion Warcry – Upcoming Metal Gods Made in Italy

May 21, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Could Legion Warcry end up being heavy metal gods? Well, have a listen to what this made in Italy band from Vercelli can do. They do their metal stuff pretty well from what I've heard. Very nice guitar work, great vocals, coupled with a very powerful sound. This band would sound great in a … [Read more...]

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AfterHours Italian Indie Music

May 14, 2013 by Alex Roe 4 Comments

For this week's Italian Music TunesDay on Italy Chronicles, here's popular Italian indie rock band, AfterHours with two of their tracks. The current AfterHours line-up is Manuel Agnelli, lead vocals, Giorgio Prette, drums, Giorgio Ciccarelli, guitar and keyboards, Roberto Dell'Era, bass, Rodrigo … [Read more...]

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Italian Music – Motel Connection

May 7, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Italian band Motel Connection has been around since 2000 and is still going strong. From the tracks I've heard so far, the band tends to sing in English. This does not appear to have done any harm to the bad, and it's blend of dance with a touch of funk seems to 'feel' better when performed in … [Read more...]

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Italian Music – Rossini’s L’Italiana in Algeri

April 30, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

This is excellent, or at least I think so! Have a listen to Rossini's L'Italiana in Algeri played on accordions by the Venetian Accordion Quintet. A little classical fun for Italian Music TunesDay on Italy Chronicles. To boost your no doubt fast increasing knowledge of the Italian language, … [Read more...]

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Italian Music – Emma Marrone – Non è l’inferno

April 30, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Seen over 3 million times on YouTube, the track Non è L'Infernò - It's Not Hell - by Italian singer Emma Marrone won the 62nd edition of the San Remo song contest. Here is Non è L'Infernò for Italian Music TunesDay on Italy Chronicles. Emma Marrone has quite a gravelly voice, at times and … [Read more...]

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Italian Music – Arisa – La notte

April 30, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

With over 11 million views on YouTube, Italian singer Aria's track La Notte - The Night - has proved very popular indeed. La Notte topped the Italian singles charts too. Here, for Italy Chronicles Italian Music TunesDay, is this popular track with Arisa's warbling, award wining, voice. In … [Read more...]

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Italian Music – Noemi – Sono Solo Parole

April 30, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

A San Remo music festival number, here, for Italian Music TunesDay on Italy Chronicles, is Sono Solo Parole - Only words - by Italian singer Noemi. Sono Solo Parolo is a classic example of Italian ballad style popular music. This Noemi song has been seen nearly 2 million times on YouTube. The … [Read more...]

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Belladonna – International Rock Noir, Italian Style

April 16, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

While Italian rock group Belladonna did not do too well initially in their country of origin - Italy, the band has managed to develop something of a cult following beyond the Boot's borders. How did they do this? Easy, thanks to the world wide web! And a little help from a rock god. Some have … [Read more...]

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Italian Music Loses a Singing Surgeon and a Playboy Pop Star

April 2, 2013 by Alex Roe 2 Comments

This Easter, Italian music lost two well-known singer songwriters, Enzo Jannacci and Franco Califano. Both were well-loved by their fans. Whereas Califano was, by all accounts, a bit of a drug-taking playboy, Jannacci was not your everyday rock star. Indeed, Jannacci could be called a singing … [Read more...]

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Smoking Those Ivories – Italian Jazz Pianist Stefano Bollani

February 19, 2013 by Alex Roe Leave a Comment

Thanks to Twitter, here are three videos showing the extraordinary talent of Italian jazz pianist Stefano Bollani. This week's Italian music feature will introduce you to the talent of Italian jazz pianist Stefano Bollani via three videos of him in action. I came across Stefano … [Read more...]

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