After an acclaimed European tour, Sicilian musician and songwriter Carmen Consoli will release her live double CD, Eco di Sirene, on April 13. Regretfully, I will have to wait until I’m in Sicily next month to get my hands on this acoustic recording, but from the fan videos I’ve seen, it will be worth the…
Tag: singer-songwriter
She’s Returned
Carmen Consoli is back on the scene. Today, the Catania native released her first album since 2010’s “Elettra,” ” “L’Abitudine di Tornare,” or “The Habit of Return.” If you are in Italy, you can purchase it right away. For those of us abroad, we’ll have to wait until January 27 for the import release–and then…
Go Out, Go Out Maria
When we met Fratelli Mancuso in September, they gave us a mini-concert right on a “stradina” (a little street) in Sutera, their hometown. It was absolutely divine! They sang and played for us their song “Nesci Maria” (pictured here). Some of the lyrics in Sicilian, then English, to give you a glimpse, are as follows:…