“Leave the gun, take the cannoli.”
This section is dedicated to all different aspects of italian american culture. Here you will find music, movies (like the Godfather quote posted above), poems, books, photos, videos, articles, documentaries and all other types of media regarding the italian american lifestyle and culture.
Funny but Accurate Article About Italian Americans
11/20/13
Funny but Accurate Article About Italian Ameircans
Here is a link about some funny (yet very true) things about growing up as an Italian American. Mostly for laughs, but enjoy!
Dean Martin
11/15/13
Dean Martin is a famous Italian American singer, actor, and TV star from the early to mid 1900s. He was a large Italian American idol in his time, and most grandparents in Italian American families can be caught listening to his hits tracks today. His most famous hit in Italian American culture is “That’s Amore”, a tune commonly heard in Italian American films, at events, and in most Italian culture settings. “Amore” in Italian means love, and the song talks about many aspects of Italian American culture that there is to love. One would say “That’s Amore” is one of the biggest Italian American theme songs, so to speak,—referencing pizza, the tarantella, Napoli, etc. I included a link below to “That’s Amore” and another on of his hits titled “Ain’t that a Kick in the Head.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnoDb0bMQuk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb4P-MZMzJs
Tarantella Napoletana
10/17/13
The tarantella napoletana is a traditional italian dance that is usually played at weddings and other big celebrations for italian families. Many italian weddings in America are not complete without the entire wedding party dancing to this song. The tradition is that everyone at the wedding forms a large circle while dancing and clapping their hands and the bride and groom enter the middle of the circle first to perform the tarantella dance. This is a simple fast step while intermittently linking arms and spinning and kicking your feet. People switch in and out taking turns to dance in the center. The dance originated in Italy as a fest-tempo courtship dance but has now become and italian american tradition
Below you can find two links, the first to a video of just the song and the second to a wedding party dancing to the tarantella.
Song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-xsosv6uM0
Dance:
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