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In 1972, Italian singer Adriano Celentano wrote a song with nonsensical lyrics supposed to sound like American English. It went to number one - and is still being shared online today.  'The song was number one in the Italian charts despite the fact that it wasn’t performed in Italian - or in any language. It went on to become number one in France,...

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Lady Gaga has a sweet treat in store for her little (cookie) monsters. The pop star partnered with Oreo to release a line of cookies inspired by her feel-good dance album "Chromatica." Taking design cues from the 16-track album, the vanilla-flavored cookies are bright pink with green crème filling and feature various embossments inspired by the alb...

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On this episode of The Italian American Entertainment Podcast, host Vince Chiarelli, of The Vince Chiarelli Band, interviews Franke Previte & John DeNicola, the pair of Italian American Academy Award winning composers of the two iconic songs from Dirty Dancing. Garnering an astonishing 55 million in sales worldwide, the “Dirty Dancing” original sou...

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On October 7, 2020, the Italian American Chamber of Commerce (IACCM) held its annual Festa Della Lira. The Festa Della Lira has been one of the IACCM’s main fundraising events going back to the 1990’s. The Festa Della Lira is a $10,000 reverse raffle fundraiser, the proceeds of which are used to supplement IACCM operations and various donations.  ...

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If anyone dares compose a far-ranging 130-minute profile of the life and times of Frank Zappa, it would be William S. Preston, Esq., better known to cult movie fans as Bill from “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” And that’s exactly what Bill’s alter-ego, Alex Winter, has done with “Zappa,” an often fascinating career retrospective chronicling th...

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Giada Valenti’s annual Christmas concert “Love Under The Christmas Tree”, which is known for being one of the most romantic shows for the Holidays, will be virtual this year, streaming live, Saturday, December 12 at 5PM PT. For last five years the Italian singer performed her show in a theater in New York City. But during the pandemic fans will be...

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Some people’s creativity with musical instruments is so out there you can’t quite be sure it all makes sense, or if it will crash and burn on the side of the road. The Andretti, the nom de plume of New Jersey’s Joe Ferrara, twists and turns his way around a musical Le Mans endurance race with eleven adventurous, avant-garde tracks on his new releas...

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Dance, magic, music, joy, love, liberation: if you asked a Salentinian what the pizzica means, he would respond with these words. Pizzica (pinch) is the famous popular dance spread throughout Salento, the heel of Italy, and has ancient origins. In recent years it has been exported and known thanks to the Night of the Taranta held in late August in ...

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Billy Joel’s dedication to Long Island is no secret. The location seeps into his music regularly. After growing up mostly in Oyster Bay, Joel has owned property all over the island. Over the years, he had beachfront estates in Sagaponack, Sag Harbor, Oyster Bay, and Amagansett, to name a few. Since he’s so dedicated to staying on the island, it sho...

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Seattle Opera’s opening-night stream from McCaw Hall of its new production; available for streaming until Dec. 4 to holders of season subscriptions (starting at $162 for a spring season that may be modified, and which include access to the fall virtual programs). Info: seattleopera.org While the world pins its hope on a coronavirus vaccine, anoth...

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