Alan Lomax Collection

Italy

Lomax turned his interest from Spain to Italy during 1954-55, recording traditional music all over the country. Again arriving at an opportune moment, Lomax was able to capture the music of regions that soon after would undergo many significant cultural changes.

Fishermen from Calabria, Italy

Musicians playing in the street, Caffiano, Campania, 1955

Woman working from Calimera, Puglia, Italy, 1954

Woman Singing Monte Sant' Angelo, Gargano, Foggia, Publia, Italy, August 25, 1954

Luigi "Gi Fajo" Maccario and Gio Batta "Bacì Valeghia" Lantero, Baiardo, Liguria, 1954

Roberto Genovese telling a story, Palermo, Italy, July 19, 1954