Rosa Balistreri

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Rosa Balistreri (born March 21, 1927 in Licata , † September 20, 1990 in Palermo ) was a Sicilian folk singer .

Life

As the daughter of a traveling merchant, she grew up in very poor circumstances and got to know all of Sicily in her childhood. In order to support herself and her children, she partly earned her living with cleaning and auxiliary work. She lived temporarily in Florence .

Her musical career began in 1964 when she was invited to the Festival della Canzone Popolare in Salerno , where she was awarded a prize. Another success was the 1966 participation in Dario Fos Ci ragiono e canto . Overnight, Rosa Balistreri became one of the most important figures in folk music, who was rediscovered and valued in Italy during those years. Despite the successes, she remained attached to her roots and the poorer people. In 1968 she gave a concert for the homeless in Gibellina , which had been completely destroyed by an earthquake.

Rosa Balistreri sang in a strong, sometimes rough voice. Her repertoire ranged from lullabies and folk songs from the various regions of Sicily to poems by Ignazio Buttitta . She interpreted texts about poverty, imprisonment and the mafia .

In 2018, Cantante folk Rosa Balistreri was entered in the Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Sicily at the request of her home municipality Licata.

Discography

  • Un matrimonio infelice (1966, Tauro Record)
  • La voce della Sicilia (1969, Tauro Record)
  • La cantatrice del Sud (1973, RCA ried. De La voce della Sicilia )
  • Amore tu lo sai la vita è amara (1971, Cetra Folk)
  • Terra che non senti (1973, Cetra Folk)
  • Noi siamo nell'inferno carcerati (1974, Cetra Folk)
  • Amuri senza amuri (1974, Cetra Folk)
  • Vinni a cantari all'ariu scuvertu (1978, Cetra Folk)
  • Concerto di Natale (1985, PDR)
  • Rosa Balistreri (1996, Teatro del Sole - ried. In CD de La voce della Sicilia )
  • Un matrimonio infelice (1997, Teatro del Sole)
  • Rari e Inediti (1997, Teatro del Sole)
  • Amore tu lo sai la vita è amara (2000, Teatro del Sole)
  • Terra che non senti (2000, Teatro del Sole)
  • Noi siamo nell'inferno carcerati (2000, Teatro del Sole)
  • Vinni a cantari all'ariu scuvertu (2000, Teatro del Sole)
  • Collection .. la raggia, lu duluru, la passione (2004, Lucky Planets)
  • Amuri senza amuri (2007, Lucky Planets, ried. In CD)
  • Rosa canta e cunta (2007, Teatro del Sole, first edition)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Notification of the entry

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Balistreri, pink
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sicilian folk singer
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Licata
DATE OF DEATH 20th September 1990
Place of death Palermo