Traditional Calabrese Music/Story

My Nonno Brought this record with him when he immigrated from Piane Crati Cosenza, to Canada in 1952 at just 18 years old. He then recorded it to tape in the 70s and just recently I recorded it from tape to MP3 with a sound microphone recorder - so the quality is not so good.

I have fond memories of this tape as a boy when my dad would play it in the car. This is about half of the tape, I couldn't record it longer than the permitted time on Youtube (10 min)and maybe I will upload the rest at a later date.

However, It is comforting to know that this music or story of Immigrants leaving Calabria for a better life, will live on forever...

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• calabria
• dialetto
• calabrese
• dialect
• italiano
• italian
• italia
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• graecia

[a07002]

Marrazz, thank you for your explanations.

[marrazz]

Your welcome.

[Lana8bananas]

My nonno also came to canada around the same time from piane crati, his name was Raffelle Mauro, he came to Vancouver and the rest of the family followed ....great place, i miss it so much

xoxo

[lucentet]

this posting brought me back 50 years! I can see my Papa's hazel eyes as they teared up listening to it....his story, the story of so many Calabrese, coal miners and others......Viva la Calabria...u cori calabrisi nun sa rendi mai!!!!!!!!!! Bella Bella Calabria.....mi manchi tanto!

[OvieSnips8]

@marrazz Great Video. My mom asked my nono to make a tape of his life adventures in italy and then moving from italy to canada before he died. unfrotunatly he never got around to it. this makes me think of how great my nono was. thank you

[TomiF100]

The best Italian food in all categories, antipasti, pane, dinner, vegetables, everything is from Calabria!

[crippleboi]

can someone tell me the exact name of this music

[disklette]

My dad use to have record of this song. It is special to hear it again.Thanks

Maria

[rosannaanselmo]

My mother Anna Felice came from Piane Crati Cosenza in 1955 moved to Natal B.C. I brought her back 50 years later. It was like she was young at heart again to visit her homeland where her sister still lives. She married Emilio Ungaro. Such a small town they must know each other.

[jraimonda]

I have been searching for this for years. I would love to hear the second part of this. My dad would listen to this with tears in his eyes, this brings back beautiful memories.

[supersoaker235]

Lou Monte - Lazy Mary

[pianecrati]

Hey Michael I wish I had the original my quality is about the same as yours ( it is on a cassette tape copied from a record years ago) Did you have the record? if not someone in the family has the original.

I would love for you to come to White Rock! I think your Dad will be ready very soon!

Take care and hugs to everyone..Aunt Fausta

[pianecrati]

Great stuff Marrazz..I have the rest of the story if you want I can send it to you..Hugs Aunt Fausta