Tag: Napoli
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“Whistling in Naples”, my new hip-hop lofi beats track
The most careful listener amongst you will be able to recognise the classical Neapolitan song from which I drew inspiration for my new music track. The very old “era de maggio” is a Neapolitan song and its score can be found online thanks to the local “Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli” library. In the track, I…
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Naples’ busy architecture: i palazzi di Napoli
What is a «palazzo?» In Italian, we normally use the word «palazzo» to mean large, popular, apartment blocks. This kind of architecture does not exists in the Anglo-Saxon world and the literal translation «palace» would most often sound out of place. Yet, «palazzi» are large, often majestic, magnificent, often ancient, buildings, reserved for residential use,…
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Napoli and its old town: a short photo-essay
For my two-days trip in Napoli (Naples: I somehow dislike using the Anglo-Saxon name for this Italian town), the photographic gear choice was quite easy: I wanted light and unobtrusive. I went for an iPhone 5 and a Fuji X-T1 fitted with a Nikkor 50/1.2 lens. Although normally I like short tele lenses, I felt…