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In Mezz'una Strada Trovai una Pianta di Rosa

Various Artists
In Mezz'una Strada Trovai una Pianta di Rosa This Folkways recording, released in 1979, focuses on the Italian musical art form la musica popolare, or Italian folk music. As a genre, la musica popolare has been frequently overlooked due to the popularity of Italian opera. Producer Anna Chairetakis collected this music from Italian immigrants living in New York and New Jersey who still fondly remember their homeland traditions. The album also includes recordings from the 1976 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Chairetakis details her experiences making this recording in the liner notes, describing the background behind each song and the song’s connection to the Italian working class. This recording is part of a two-volume set.

Track Listing

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101
Simone Fellin, Mario Dellao, Cornelio Facinelli, Luis Flaim, Umberto Flaim, and Guido Endrizzi
02:25
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102
The Coro Trentino
03:13
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103
Pietro Martini, Roberto Crespi, Giuseppe Bruno, Domenico Embriaco, Roberto Rebaudo, Giovanni Martini, and Nicodemo Martini
02:08
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104
Squadra di Canto Popolare Nuova Pontedecimo
02:01
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105
Vincenzo De Luca
01:32
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106
Giuseppe Crincoli, Vincenzo Milano, and Pasquale Guiducci
01:50
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107
Gerardo Paternostro and Angelo Muriello
01:54
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108
Antonio and Maria Mastrolia
02:35
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109
Antonio Davida
01:52
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110
Antonio Davida and Vincenzo De Luca
02:44
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201
Antonio Davida and Giuseppe De Franco
01:12
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202
Filippo Pascià
01:01
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203
Vincenzo Ancona
02:04
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204
Giovanni Pellitteri
01:15
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205
Giovanni Pellitteri
01:19
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206
Mariano Principato
01:28
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207
Antonino Curatolo
01:35
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208
Vincenzo Ancona, Nino Curatolo, Angelo Curatolo, Giuseppe Turriciano, Filippo Pascià, and Calogero Cascio
01:12
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209
Sabastiano Venza, Nino Curatolo, Vincenzo Ancona, Gaetano D'Angelo, and Calogero Cascio
01:07
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210
Antonino Curatolo
00:49
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211
The Ridgewood-Cusenza Mandolin Group
02:00
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212
Calogero Gioieni and Filippo Pascià
04:08
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213
The Ridgewood-Cusenza Mandolin Group
02:42