Pino Daniele

April 11, 2017

Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels have become global hits. They are rife with love and sex and the mob — and commentary about language. This week on the podcast we explore Italy's linguistic history and the tensions between Italian dialects and the lingua franca.

Music

Italy, and our editor, mourn a musician who brought the funk to Naples

The World

January 06, 2015

Pino Daniele came from southern Italy. But his musical inspiration came from the United States. The result was irresistible, and Italy is experiencing a Daniele revival.

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Pino Daniele

Language versus dialect, or why we're obsessed with Elena Ferrante

Italy, and our editor, mourn a musician who brought the funk to Naples