MusicaToronto has hand-selected 3 new tracks for the Festitalia x MusicaToronto Spotify playlist “Today’s Italy”. Read on to discover more about the tracks and the artists behind them:
Televisione — TROPICO, Mahmood
What do the Sanremo-winning song “Due Vite” & summer anthem “ITALODISCO” have in common? They’re both penned by Davide Petrella a.k.a. TROPICO (Naples, 1985). TROPICO’s second studio album ‘Chiamami Quando La Magia Finisce’ opens with the song “Televisione” featuring Mahmood. Find your escape with this chill pop track that tells the end of a love story. Beautiful lyrics and two voices that harmonize perfectly.
Grandine — Federica Abbate, Alessandra Amoroso
After years of writing hit songs for other Italian artists (Elodie, Andrea Bocelli, Eros Ramazzotti), singer-songwriter Federica Abbate (Milan, 1991) has released her first studio album ‘Canzoni per gli altri’. The uptempo ballad “Grandine” features Alessandra Amoroso and touches on letting go of the desire to be perfect — because it’s often at our messiest times that life gives us opportunities to grow.
Romantico Noir — NAPOLEONE
“Romantico Noir” is the latest release by NAPOLEONE (Capaccio Paestum, 1992). On theme with our other selections, Davide Napoleone is also an Italian songwriter. His Napoletano funk — reminiscent of Pino Daniele and Alan Sorrenti, is sung in the Napoletano language. Rest assured, you don’t have to be from Naples to feel the emotion (and dramatics) of the song’s painstakingly heartbroken lover. This one will have you grooving!
We hope you take a moment to listen and join the community @musicatoronto on Instagram. Buon ascolto!