DiscoMediterranea

DISCOTECA ITALIANA
WHAT TO EXPECT? 🪩

This Friday we’re taking over @melbournemuseum for a little journey through the history of Italian dance music!

And when we say Italian classics, we don’t just mean the songs everyone knows.

We’re talking about the funky sounds of Naples and the Mediterranean in the 70s, when Italian musicians were mixing jazz, soul, African rhythms and American funk with their own musical traditions.

The golden age of Italian discotheques, from Baia degli Angeli to Cosmic, where DJs like Daniele Baldelli were breaking the rules, mixing disco, Afro, funk and electronic music into something completely new.

Then came the synthesizers, drum machines and the explosion of Italo Disco in the 80s, followed by Italy’s contribution to house music in the late 80s and 90s.

And finally, a new generation of artists bringing those sounds back to life, from Nu Genea to the incredible underground scene coming out of Naples and all over Italy today.

A bit of history, plenty of forgotten gems, some familiar classics and lots of dancing.

Because Italian music has always been so much more than Volare and Sarà perché ti amo ❤️

DISCO MEDITERRANEA
Italian Classics Set 🇮🇹

📍 Melbourne Museum
📅 Friday 16 October
⏰ 7–11 PM

Arrivederci Roma! 💚🤍❤️