From its underground psychedelic scene to iconic cinematic composers, Rome is a metropolis wealthy in musical historical past. For our newest Sense of Place collection, the World Cafe staff traveled to Italy’s capital metropolis to seize a sliver of Rome’s musical wonders.
From June 20 to July 2, we’ll be sharing dispatches from our Sense of Place: Rome collection. We’ll go to the studio the place Ennio Morricone recorded cinematic masterpieces for movies like The Good, the Dangerous and the Ugly. We’ll additionally take you inside a report label devoted to preserving misplaced B-movie soundtracks.
The collection will spotlight up to date musicians shaping the sounds of Rome and Italy at the moment, like Laila al Habash. The Rome-born, Milan-based artist shares with us how her Palestinian roots encourage her music.
To kick issues off, we have put collectively a mixtape with a number of the music that’ll be featured all through our newest Sense of Place collection, plus some additional Italian classics to set the temper.
On high of interviews and tales, we even have a slate of performances, recorded reside in Italy. Try the total schedule of episodes under:
June 20 – 4 Flies Data
A Rome-based label with a novel mission: recovering and reissuing Italian B-movie soundtracks from the Sixties-’80s. Founder Pier De Sanctis shares the tales behind these cinematic gems.
June 23 – Bizarre Bloom
The sound of ’70s psychedelic glam rock lives on in Rome. Frontman Luca Di Cataldo talks about his work with producer Don Bolles and cultivating an area music scene via his indie label and studio, Pom Pom.
June 24 – Laila al Habash
The Rome-born, Milan-based artist shares why she writes in Italian, how her Palestinian roots encourage her music, and performs songs from her newest EP and upcoming album, Tempo.
June 25 – Ludovico Einaudi
One of the most-streamed classical composers within the world, Einaudi displays on reminiscence, household and his newest album, The Summer time Portraits, plus the story behind his Arctic piano efficiency.
June 26 – Hazard Mouse & Daniele Luppi on Rome
This encore episode revisits the duo’s cinematic 2011 album, Rome, recorded on the legendary Discussion board Studios with a nod to Spaghetti Western soundtracks and Morricone’s legacy.
June 27 – Discussion board Studios
Go contained in the famed Roman studio based by Morricone and different composers in 1969. Devices from traditional soundtracks nonetheless echo via this area, and its story lives on via the studio’s present director.
June 30 – Black Snake Moan
A one-man psychedelic blues band channeling the spirit of the American Southwest whereas drawing from his personal roots within the Italian countryside. Plus, Black Snake Moan performs a reside set recorded at Studio 33 in Rome.
July 1 – Six Bars Jail
This volunteer-run people membership outdoors Florence has hosted finger-style guitarists from around the globe since 2006. Hear how the custom continues in an intimate and surprising setting.
July 2 – Ariete
A rising Italian pop star with a soulful, introspective model, Ariete talks about coming of age in music, incomes her household’s assist, and what actually launched her profession, plus she performs a stripped-down session at Studio 33.