Folk Music of Italy, Episode 8: Calabria, Sicily, and Sardinia (part 1)

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Date recorded: June 13, 1955
Contributor(s): Performer: Lomax, Alan; Broadcaster: BBC
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Track Number: 26
Archive ID: B026
Original ID: T580R01
Note: Discussed in this part: Calabria holds more mystery than any other part of Italy. It is the land of Pythagoras, where the Greeks first brought civilization to Italy. Albanian refugees (from the Turks) renewed Greek traditions. La Strina (alms seeking) with battente guitar. The Albanians brought polyphony to non-Albanian villages. Albanian style on accordion in Ferroleto. Comic ballad of the stolen chicken. Calabrian shepherd playing during Christmas season in Sicily. The oppression of women.
Belongs to: Folk Music of Italy (BBC)
About the session: The Folk Music of Italy was an eight-part series of Italian folk music produced and hosted by Alan Lomax for the BBC's Third Programme. The recordings were made by Lomax during his Italian field trip in 1954 and early 1955; the series was compiled before his return to England in the early spring of 1955.
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