CLAUDIO VILLA was the most important and loved singer of 'Italian melodic song..
For that one I, and the most part of my contemporaries, hated that man.
He has a very good voice, but too clear, too perfect, - he was a tenor - and his songs were only the old songs of italian music', where the content was:" the sun, the love, the beach and the mum", that rappresented all we hated and all we wanted to destroy....
Many years after to that time, now, we are men, not more teenager with big ideals, and we must to go to work to pay tax, and today I'd like to show You Claudio Villa, as singer, not as man with his political ideas, but one of most powerful voices of Italian Song.
The songs' repertory of Claudio Villa were the traditional neapolitan songs; the traditional roman songs; love songs and that kind of music called in my Country "La canzone melodica italiana".
Borns in 1926, in Trastevere - a famous and tipically Rome's quartier - Villa was the best interpreter of Folk traditional roman song, as the 'stornelli romani', ( n. 13-14 of hat plalist sungs together Gabriella Ferri, another tipically roman folk singer
Together with Domenico Modugno he holds the record for the most wins at the Sanremo Music Festival, where he won the competition in 1955, 1957, 1962 and 1967!!
That one and his caracter takes to him the surname: "The little King" - 'Il reuccio'.
Claudio Villa dies in 1987, after recorded centuries of songs and made many movies as actor.
For the lovers of MP3 I found these 2 CDs:
Cd1:
1. Binario
2. Addio Sogni Di Gloria
3. Balocchi E Profumi
4. Bocca Desiderata
5. Borgo Antico
6. Granada
7. Buongiorno Tristezza
8. Cancello Chiuso
9. Casa Mia (casetta De' Trastevere)
10. Amor Mon Amour My Love
11. Fili D'oro
12. Terrra straniera
code: http://rapidshare.com/files/76525710/Cla_Vi_1.rar
password: Jarod
Cd2:
01. Incantatella
02. Luna Rossa
03. Madonna Delle Rose
04. Scapricciatiello
05. Spazacamino
06. L'eco Der Core
07. Non Pensare A Me
08. Munasterio 'e Santa Chiara
09. Serenata Delle Serenate
10. Rosso Di Sera
11. Perdonami
12. Stornello A Pungolo
Code: http://rapidshare.com/files/76529943/Cla_Vi_2.rar
password: Jarod
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CLAUDIO VILLA, THE LITTLE KING OF ROME
ANNA MARIA CASTELLI
Anna Maria Castelli is a singer and actress, borns in Naples and lived in Swizerland, she is unknows in Italy, but I'm writing about her for her formidables voice.
A voice of 40 years old female, very sensual, a tipical voice of woman that 'lived' her life...
She starts to sing jazz music in '96-'97, but is only in 2002 wins prize music Europe with "Opera Tango", always in 2002 is the protagonist of the absolute world premiere of the novel work made for voice singer and recitante and orchestra from the great poet and French composer Léo Ferré: "L'Opera du Pauvre" with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra direct by the master Massimo Lambertini.
In the last days, Anna Maria Castelli recorded a new CD, with 9 songs dedicated to 9 stories of Mediterraneo's Sea, that new CD is just on sell and when will can, we will add many songs in that video playlist.
I hope you'll enjoin it!!
Official site: www.annamariacastelli.it
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TONY RENIS: from Singer to Producer
Tony Renis - pseudonym of Elio Cesari, borns in Milan, 1938; is a singer-songwriter, actor and Italian music producer.
In mid '60's, Tony Renis you exhibits in the night clubs in Milan and later in the "avanspettacolo" of the Milan greater with Adriano Celentano, his best friend just to They were two childrens, in the imitation theatres - very funny- respectively Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis...
In 1961 Debuts at the Festival of Sanremo, but is not permitted in the final.
The following year recurs with the song "Quando quando quando". The song not won, but ago around the world and it will record in hundreds of versions by interpreters of various nationalities.
After that, a big desire of Tony renis was to propose to Mina, his great friend since the inception, a story that some time houses in the tray, but it is safe to turn into an international success if interpreted by the right entry. The song is "Grande grande grande", and Mina will one of the greatest successes of his career. Abroad, with the title never never, never interprets by Shirley Bassey and, after many years, by Celine Dion on Duet with Luciano Pavarotti, with the title I hate you then I love you.
In the early of '70's Tony moves in the United States, first in New York and then in Los Angeles. Know Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra.
In 1978 the Warner Bros. He proposes to ride the wave of disco recording with a new arrangement his horse in battle "Quando quando quando (Disco Quando).
Meanwhile, during his stay in the United States, it exhibits Las Vegas as a singer, becomes record producer writes music for films becoming one of the most famous Italian of America (is nicknamed "Mr. Quando quando quando"). Attended Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Kirk Douglas and personally know Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Regan, writes and produces songs for Diana Ross, Julio Iglesias, Lionel Richie launches Nikka Costa, child-prodigy daughter of the famous conductor Don Costa, and to bring it to the number one of the Italian and international rankings.
After the year 2000, Tony Renis won many music awards: from a Golden Globe, a nomination of Oscar , award to career of Sanremo, in 2004 he is the organiser of Sanremo Italian Music Festival and in the last year, he organises concerts and discos for AndreaBocelli,
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MARCELLA & GIANNI BELLA
GIANNI BELLA is an extraordinary music author and songwriter from Catania, Sicily.
Borns in '46 is the brother of MARCELLA BELLA, the famous singer, more younger then Ganni for only 6 years.
In 1965 Marcella wins the Festival of the Ariccia, alternating exhibition organised by Teddy Rhine, unknown but the victory not them is validated as it has only thirteen years, two in less of those provided for in the regulation of the competition!
In the latst of '60's Marcella and Gianni Bella goes to Milan, where it was the 'center of italian music world', to play music , but is only with "Montagne verdi", an extraordinary song wrote also by Gianni Bella and sung by Marcella Bella in the Sanremo's music Festival. they becomes famouses for all Italian pubblic.
1972-'73 are many lucky years for Marcella Bella: she sings many good songs, wrote by her brother and also by Lucio Battisti; in the video playlist add some 'back and white' music videos that can understand you the 'style' of Marcella, a good and lucky style.
I remember well her songs that for many years, in summer, was a success for these two Bella's brothers.
Marcella continues o sing, bt, a part of the son 'Nell'aria', a sort of sexy song' that has a big success she didn't has the same success of early '70's, also if shw sings he songs wrote by her brother Gianni.
Gianni Bella has more success than his sister to write songs.
Sometimes, when a singer plays a good song, we can see that is wrote by Gianni Bella ( I add many video with songs wrote by Gianni and sung by others Singers) ; we can saids he becomes one of most important italian music authors.
In the photo at right, a recent image of Bella's brothers on Sanremo
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