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Bammenella
"Bammenella" is one of the most beautiful pieces in the traditional Neapolitan repertoire; the text by Raffaele Viviani cannot be interpreted superficially, or you risk falling into unintentional ridicule.
At the end of the previous listening, we talked about female voices, and here "Bammenella" has always been one of the most challenging tests to face and is a wonderful litmus test for judging the credibility of an interpreter.
In fact, EVERYONE has sung it! (There’s even a version sung by Ornella Vanoni in a rather questionable Neapolitan!)
I'll take this opportunity to let you listen to Maria Pia De Vito, who is one of the most important Jazz singers (not just Neapolitan or Italian) in Europe. Her version is perhaps a bit too "polite," but Maria Pia's interpretation is, nonetheless, splendid.
In Naples - however - "Bammenella" IS Angela Luce! So I’ll also add a version of hers arranged by Marco Zurzolo (another leading name in Neapolitan Jazz and beyond), so that you can hopefully appreciate the different interpretations of the same material crafted with similar taste and make your choice.