Some days ago a recording of O mio babbino caro played by Carlo Aonzo could be downloaded from Acoustic Oasis – a piece that I liked immediately very much. O mio babbino caro is an aria from Puccinis opera Gianni Schicci. It is a lovely melody, especially when it is played by mandolin and guitar …
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Renato Carosone was a famous Italian singer. The first song that I heard was Tu Vuo’ Fa’ L’Americano – a typical boogie woogie song of the 50s. In this song Raf Montrasio played a fantastic American style mandolin solo on a typical Italian bowlback mandolin. Renato Carosone (3 January 1920 – 20 May 2001) was …
Lucia Bova is a harp player from Italy. She has published many videos of her performances in her youtube channel, including many pieces for harp and mandolin. I was surprised to hear those pieces, and especially to learn, that one of the pieces has been composed by a teacher for composition at this conservatory, Andrea …
Beppe Gambetta is one of the guitar players from Europe who does regularly play at the important events in the USA. He plays together with all the important musicians like Dan Crary or David Grisman. In his hometown Genova in Italy Beppe Gambetta has organized an Acoustic Night for the last 9 years – Acoustic …