A Very Italo Christmas Cheer

Happy Holidays, stay on the 4/4 beat.

10 hrs ago • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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Italian Variety Shows Part 1: From Canzonissima to Stryx

We examine the theme songs, the innovations, and the leading players of this entertainment format.

Dec 16 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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Giuni Russo Part I: Solar Energy, Voice, and Mediterranean Longing

Record executives said no, but she did it anyway.

Dec 11 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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Italian Disco Visual Stories: The Work of Luciano Tallarini

An overview of the work of the art director of some of Italy’s most notable albums

Dec 1 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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October 2025

Between Prog, Giallo, and Disco: Our Interview with Claudio Simonetti.

How the composer, arranger, and producer brought Italian disco to global charts.

Oct 31 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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Italian Disco Visual Stories: The Work of Mauro Balletti

An overview of the work of the photographer behind some of Italy’s most notable albums

Oct 27 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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September 2025

The Outsized Importance of Celso Valli

The musician, performer, arranger, composer and producer partook in prog rock, disco, musica leggera and classical crossover. Discover some of his most…

Sep 12 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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July 2025

Beyond Gender, Beyond Genre

Ivan Cattaneo’s punk-electro-futurist provocations turned Italian pop into a medium of queer expression and cultural subversion.

Jul 28 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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Did Al Bano and Romina Power Pioneer Hyperpop?

An overview of Al Bano and Romina Power’s repertoire, between kitsch and innovation

Jul 15 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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June 2025

9 Obscure Italian Disco Tracks That Celebrate Queer Culture (1977–1983)

Check our playlist of hidden anthems of identity and escape, pulsing with disco beats and subversion.

Jun 24 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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7 Stunning Music Videos of the Italo Disco Era

How Video Elevated 1980s Italian Music

Jun 20 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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Discomania: When Piero Umiliani Experimented with Disco

A 1978 library record marks legendary composer Piero Umiliani’s bold step into disco, as told by his daughter Elisabetta.

Jun 16 • Disco Bambino & Angelica Frey

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