Italians are world renowned as passionate people, and their passion feeds through to their music and story telling. This album explores the tradition of the Cantastorie - the Italian Storyteller. Cantastorie Mauro Geraci explains the intricacies of the m
Transcript -- A short introduction to this album
Mauro Geraci tells us what a cantastorie is and what skills do these artists have.
Transcript -- Mauro Geraci tells us what a cantastorie is and what skills do these artists have.
What the performance involves. Where do cantastories perform, and why?
Transcript -- What the performance involves. Where do cantastories perform, and why?
How the cantastorie engages with the audience, and how the lyrics relate to the images in the posters.
Transcript -- How the cantastorie engages with the audience, and how the lyrics relate to the images in the posters.
The importance of the cartellone (the poster) - it's function, and how it helps the cantastorie tell a story.
Transcript -- The importance of the cartellone (the poster) - it's function, and how it helps the cantastorie tell a story.
Transcript -- How the stories of the cantasorie are structured.
How individual cantasorie's can communicate a story in different ways.
Transcript -- How individual cantasorie's can communicate a story in different ways.
The relationship between the cantasorie and his guitar - how the guitar can add, or take away from a story.
Transcript -- The relationship between the cantasorie and his guitar - how the guitar can add, or take away from a story.
Mauro Geraci performs Antunellu Missinisi, the story of Anonello a young artist in 15th Century Italy.
Transcript -- Mauro Geraci performs Antunellu Missinisi, the story of Anonello a young artist in 15th Century Italy.
Mauro Geraci performs Il Conto Paro, a story about modern times, focusing on the London bombings and the G8 summit.
Transcript -- Mauro Geraci performs Il Conto Paro, a story about modern times, focusing on the London bombings and the G8 summit.
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