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Object ID:
demo_1323
Creator:
Cristallo
Type of Sound:
Music
Lyrics Composer:
Renato Micheli
Music Composer:
Mario Ruccione
Instruments:
Tenor; Orchestra
Type of Music:
Song
Record Language:
Italian
Date:
1935
Identifier:
15528
Linked Recording:
demo_1324
Rights:
metadata-only record, please check the publication for rights
Source:
Corriere Musicale Rassegna Fonografica, September 25 - October 25, 1935
Description:
A song that achieved immense popularity soon after its first release in June 1935, "Faccetta nera" was part of the vast propaganda repertoire that accompanied the political preparation for the Second Italo-Ethiopian Conflict, its conduct, then the victory of Fascist troops and the founding of the Italian Empire in East Africa. The song encapsulates some of the most striking features of this repertoire: racism; African women placed under the sexual domination of Italian colonists; liberation of Ethiopia by the Italian invasion; the civilizing mission of the Fascist regime. Too suggestive, her lyrics were modified in 1936, as the regime considered that they encouraged amorous and sexual relations between Italian colonists and Ethiopian women, which were to be limited notably for racial reasons (see Marie-Anne Matard-Bonucci, Totalitarisme fasciste, Paris, CNRS Éditions, 2018).
Online Resources:
http://id.sbn.it/bid/DDS0203771
Performers:
Fernando Buda Orchestra Kristall
Lyrics by:
Renato Micheli
Music by:
Mario Ruccione
Instruments:
Tenor Orchestra
Genre:
Song
Sound Type:
Music
Recording Language:
Italian
Related Record:
demo_1324
Source
Preferred Citation:
"Facetta nera (La Canzione della Divsione "Tevere")", REDIRE Database, Bonn Center for Digital Humanities (BCDH)
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http://localhost:4000/items/demo_1323.html
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Rights:
metadata-only record, please check the publication for rights
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