November Rain
For this Black Friday, a shower of rain is expected, a rich and sonorous rain of music! And as a soundtrack we could only choose November Rain, a famous song […]
Listening tips: kids’ songs and more
All-round listening tips for curious children
“The beautiful turtle” by Bruno Lauzi
Today Ocarina listens to “La bella tartaruga”/The beautiful turtle, a wonderful children’s song that the singer-songwriter Bruno Lauzi wrote in the 1970s. Composed by the artist from Genova himself on […]
Au clair de la lune
Today we are listening to Au clair de la lune, a sweet French nursery rhyme from the 18th century, known all over the world as a gentle lullaby for the […]
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Today Ocarina listens to Itsy Bitsy Spider, a cute U.S. folk nursery rhyme much loved and sung by children all over the world. The ditty tells the story of a […]
Running Up That Hill
Today Ocarina listen to Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush, a song that has been topping all the major charts around the world for weeks. A resounding success due […]
Reality from “La Boum”
Today, Ocarina continues its journey through the soundtracks of movies and TV series of the past. Let’s listen to Reality from the French movie La Boum (English title: The Party or […]
The theme song of “Woobinda”
Today we take a step back through the theme songs of the 1970s and listen to “Woobinda”! The children’s television series Woobinda (Animal Doctor) is a co-production with German with Australian television, filmed in 1968, about […]
Everybody Wants To Be A Cat
If you want to introduce children to swing and to more ‘difficult’ musical genres such as jazz, cartoons can be very useful. Among the musical films for young children, The […]
Give Peace a Chance
In these difficult days, in which we are all distressed by the horror of war, music can give an important message in favor of peace and non-violence. Music is in […]
Vado al massino
The Sanremo Festival has just ended, five intense days of beautiful songs, dramas, laughter, fancy clothes with lace and sequins (apart from Truppi’s tank top ) and many transgressions… But […]