Calabria Bella, Dove T'hai Lasciate?

This album, released by Folkways Records in 1979, is the second volume of Italian folk music collected by producer Anna Chairetakis. It follows In Mezz’una Strada Trovai una Pianta di Rosa: Italian Folk Music Collected in New York and New Jersey, Vol. 1, released the same year. Chairetakis puts the lesser-known Italian folk style of la musica popolare in the spotlight, examining how Italian immigrants living in America retain their musical culture. The music includes a variety of instruments and musical tempos and styles, running the gamut from soothing lullabies to bouncy polkas. The liner notes include commentary from Chairetakis on the importance of this undertaking with background information and lyrics to the songs.

Track Listing

101	La Zita e la Maddalena - Tarantella with vocals Giuseppe and Raffaela De Franco	02:06
102	Villanella Di Acri - Immigration Song in 3-Part Harmony Annunziata Chimenti, Angelo Gencarelli, Annunziato Chimenti, Francesca Feraco, and Raffaela De Franco	02:59
103	Serenata di Amore Giuseppe and Raffaela De Franco	02:49
104	Tarantella con chitarra battente Giuseppe De Franco, Federico Gencarelli, Nino Curatolo, and Giovanni Pellitteri	01:50
105	Venerdi Santo - Processional hymn Francesco Chimenti, Annunziato Chimenti, Angelo Gencarelli, Giuglio Gencarelli, A. Chimenti, Maria Melito, and Raffaela De Franco	01:47
106	La Strina di Sabato Santo - Vocals with chitarra battente / Tarantella Cosentina I (Belleville) Carmine Ferraro, Raffaela De Franco, Giuseppe De Franco, Antonio Di Giacomo, Domenico Retacco, Fausto De Franco and Antonio Mastrolia	04:42
107	Lassa Piglia - Serenade in 3-Part Harmony (Acri) Angelo Gencarelli, Francesco Chimenti, Annunziato Chimenti, Giuglio Gencarelli, and Francesca Feraco	02:24
108	Giuglia - Cantastoria (Ballad) with Guitar Carmine Ferraro	02:59
109	Valzer - Waltz, concertina Giuseppe De Franco	01:23
201	Ballo del Piffero - Zampogna (Bagpipes) and Ciaramella (Cantazaro) Michele Montelone, Francesco Crudo, Nino Curatolo, V. De Luca, F. Gencarelli, and A. Chimenti	02:17
202	If Your Breast Were Made of Glass - 3-Part Chorus (Serricella, Cosenza) Angelo Gabriele and Emilio and Teresa Francese	03:01
203	La Palumba - Serenade with Concertina (Cosenza) Angelo Gabriele	02:20
204	Tarantella Cosentina II (Westerly) Giuseppe Luzzi and Antonio Di Giacomo	04:35
205	Ninna Nanna - Lullaby Raffaela De Franco	01:03
206	Piso Piselli - Child’s Game Raffaela De Franco	00:20
207	Tip Tap for Dancing - Flute and triccaballacca Giuseppe and Fausto De Franco	01:27
208	Whete Nde Magli - Albanian Chorus (Cavalericci, Cosenza) Silvio and Ermelinda Tudda and Maria Frasetti	01:37
209	Canzuna del Calabrisello - Vocal with Guitar (Catanzaro) Michele Monteleone	03:19
210	Polka - Cosenza Angelo De Caro, Nino Curatolo, and Angelo Gabriele	02:42