The lira calabrese is an ancient, traditional instrument of the Calabria region, with roots into the ancient times of Greece.

Djokic's music is inspired by folk songs such as Tarantella, an Italian folk dance that inspired Stravinsky. Tom Manoff has this music review. The Canadian equivalent to our Grammy Award is called ...

The tarantella is a lively folk dance and musical style originating in southern Italy's Apulia region, the heel of the Italian geographic boot. Its name derives from the poisonous bite of a local ...

When Italian neo-folk band Kalascima talks about ‘pizzica’ and ‘tarantella’, they’re not talking about food. The band explains quite dexterously that pizzica is an orchestral type of ...