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My Italian Has Improved. Here’s How…

I don’t speak fluent Italian. I don’t even come close. My grammar is suspect and my pronunciation can be way off.

But I’m better at communicating in Italian now then I was six months ago. In fact I’m probably better now than I was three months ago.

I haven’t formally studied in a school, or focused on “teach yourself” [...]

Traditional Music from Abruzzo by Terre Del Sud

I don’t know much about the band Terre Del Sud other than they were formed in 2003 when a group of friends with an interest in reproducing traditional music of Southern Italy got together.

I picked that up from their website.

But I feel I know a bit more about them than their basic bio and that’s because [...]

A Musical Miscellany from Abruzzo

As I type this I’m listening to Canti Popolari by La Voce del Gran Sasso. No shortage of accordions here plus maybe a tambourine or two. This is definitely folk music from Abruzzo.

From looking at their website it looks like the ages of the musicians and singers range from 7 to 14 years. At least [...]