David Peraldo
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Luca Ingletti. Pull him up on YouTube and Old School Drummers. He can play any style with perfection. Any studio could use him as a session player.
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Italian drummers - why are there so many?
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Croatian Man
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That's Very Funny... The other half is Sicilian!! I'll have to Try The Italian Grip!! I'm Italian by Nationality (My parents were Born in Croatia 1921-23, when Croatia was under a Italian Flag ruled by Mussolini - we all know how that went!). They were Italian Citizens, spoke both Italian and Croatian (Slavish). They Emigrated (Legally - in 1951, my mother pregnant with me) from Trieste (the most Northeastern City in Italy, bordering Croatia and Slovenia [Think Melanai Trump]. There are very Few people that I have met from Trieste in my area (NY Metro). But when I have, I understood their Dialect perfectly. Can't Understand too much (or maybe none) of Sicilian - it's like an entire different Language. This is off Topic - but for you Foreign Flick fans out there, Watch Cinema Paradiso (made in Sicily) for a good laugh and nice feeling!. It has English by lines to follow.
mtarrani
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Sicily is one of the autonomous regions of Italy, so technically that statement is accurate.
Croatian Man
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Dino Dinelli - Rascals; Jeff Porcaro - Toto - two that come mind. Dinelli was the first "showman" drummer that I recall. Bouncing away, flicking and twirling his sticks. A very Good Drummer!! R,I.P - both of these wonderful musicians!!
mtarrani
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Another flick that shows the stark differences between Italians and Sicilians is Johnny Stecchino. Very funny movie.
Croatian Man
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Yes, That is True!! They are known to be: Testa Duro!! Hard Heads ...
. Home of the Original MAFIA! If you watch the Movie Patton (actually a Must See Movie) made in 1970, you will see how General Patton liberated Italy driving up from Sicily.
mtarrani
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... and shooting donkeys to clear a bridge that halted his movement north to Palermo.Yes, That is True!! They are known to be: Testa Duro!! Hard Heads ...
Croatian Man
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Johnny Stecchino is Hilarious. Definitely a Must See Foreign Flick !!
Croatian Man
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The shooting of the stubborn Donkeys , although Cruel, had to be done and is a True Story !!... and shooting donkeys to clear a bridge that halted his movement north to Palermo.
mtarrani
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Another favorite is Ciao! Professore. It shows the differences between north and south Italy, and how Napoli makes Sicilian mafia look weak
Seriously funny movie, with many touching scenes too.Croatian Man
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Thx for the Tip. We all Could Use a Good Laugh For sure. i guess you saw Marriage, Italian Style and Divorce Italian Style with Sophia Loren?Another favorite is Ciao! Professore. It shows the differences between north and south Italy, and how Napoli makes Sicilian mafia look weak
mtarrani
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Lets not forget his brother Rick!
DamnSingerAlsoDrums
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I'm from the province of Quebec, the heart of french Canada and really never knew Morello had a connection to our heritage. I think next to nobody knows that fact here because the music intelligentsia from Montreal (wich has a long standing love affair with jazz) would've been all over this...
But it makes sense, the east coast major cities' and New England's many factories attracted out of jobs french Canadians by the thousands starting in the late 19th and throughout the first half of the 20th century.
A bunch of notable people came from their descendants:
Jack Kerouac
Madonna (her mom was a french speaking Italian from Montreal)
Director/actor Jon Favreau
Ray Lamontagne
But more on-topic, the Italians also have a very vibrant and rich musical community here in Montreal where many prominent musicians hail come from Italian heritage.
JohnnyVibesAZ
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If you're into Roberto Benigni, check out "The Monster"; one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.
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Joe LalaThere are an awful lot of Italian drummers, aren't there? My dad always said he thought many Italians have a certain hyped-up energy that translates well into a physical instrument like the drums. This came up briefly at NAMM when I found myself surrounded by some other Italian brothers at the Ludwig booth. Can you name them all?
Joe LalaThere are an awful lot of Italian drummers, aren't there? My dad always said he thought many Italians have a certain hyped-up energy that translates well into a physical instrument like the drums. This came up briefly at NAMM when I found myself surrounded by some other Italian brothers at the Ludwig booth. Can you name them all?
JimmyM
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I’m not Italian but respect where respect is due:
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I forgot Prog drummers Furio Chirico of Artie & Mestieri. And Peir Luigi Calderoni of Banco. Both of these guys are awesome!
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I'm holding out for the Polish drummer thread.
Color me woke.
I have a great Italian joke too FWIW, two of them for the record. Told to me by two Italian dudes. pm me if you want to hear them. ...see them to be specific.
Color me woke.
I have a great Italian joke too FWIW, two of them for the record. Told to me by two Italian dudes. pm me if you want to hear them. ...see them to be specific.
