Giovanna Marini

Giovanna Marini
Birth name Giovanna Salviucci
Born 19 January 1937
Origin Rome (Italy)
Genres Folk
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Guitar
Years active 1959-present
Labels I dischi del sole, Vedette, Le chant du monde, Nota, Columbia, Sony BMG, Ala Bianca
Website www.giovannamarini.it

Giovanna Marini (born Giovanna Salviucci; 19 January 1937) is an Italian singer-songwriter and researcher of ethnomusicology.

Biography

She was born in Rome in a family of musicians. In 1959 she obtained her diploma in classical guitar at the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia. In early 1960s she began personally to know some Italian intellectuals and researchers of popular tradition, such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, Dario Fo, Italo Calvino and others. A communist, during her long musical career she became famous for her lyrics (many of them sung by Paolo Pietrangeli), embracing the themes of the Italian '68 period[1] and other political and social issues. From 1991 to 2002 she taught ethnomusicology in the University of Vincennes (Paris-VIII).[2]

Awards

Discography

EP and 45 rpm

  • 1963: Lu picurare - canzoni popolari abruzzesi (45 rpm)
  • 1965: La disispirata - canzoni popolari sarde (45 rpm)
  • 1967: Ciò che voi non dite/La linea rossa (EP, with I.Della Mea)
  • 1977: Ho bisogno di te/Se si sa di volare (EP)

33 rpm

  • 1965: Le canzoni di Bella ciao
  • 1966: Vi parlo dell'America
  • 1967: Chiesa Chiesa
  • 1968: Lunga vita allo spettacolo. Viva Voltaire e Montesquieu
  • 1971: Controcanale '70
  • 1972: La Nave. La Creatora
  • 1969: La vivazione
  • 1974: L'eroe (ballata nuova)
  • 1975: I treni per Reggio Calabria
  • 1978: Correvano coi carri
  • 1979: La grande madre impazzita 1
  • 1979: La grande madre impazzita 2
  • 1980: Cantate de tous les jours
  • 1982: Cantate de tous les jours vol. 2
  • 1983: Quatuor vocal
  • 1984: Le cadeau de l'empereur
  • 1985: Pour Pier Paolo
  • 1986: Requiem.Cantata delle cinque stanze

CD

  • 1998: Musiche di scena
  • 1999: Si bemolle
  • 2002: Il fischio del vapore (with Francesco De Gregori)
  • 2003: Buongiorno e buonasera
  • 2004: Passioni
  • 2005: Nostra patria è il mondo intero
  • 2006: Antologia

See also

References

  1. Interview, archiviostorico.corriere.it; accessed 28 April 2015. (Italian)
  2. Info archive on musicaitalia.free.fr (DOC file); accessed 28 April 2015. (French)
  3. (Italian) Club Tenco official site, clubtenco.it; accessed 28 April 2015.(Italian)

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