Iconic rock musician David Bowie has died of cancer at age 69. On June 6, 1992 he married Iman in a church service at the American Church of St. James in Florence, Italy.
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Gianna Nannini new tour kicks off in Florence
Gianna Nannini’s new tour, which kicked off Monday night in Florence, Italy is a voyage in musical scores between songs of today and those of yesterday revised in her own special style.
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Snoop Dogg at the Lucca Summer Festival
The rapper Snoop Dogg and the jazz musician Marcus Miller will be on stage together July 28, 2015 at Lucca Summer Festival in piazza Napoleone.
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Sanremo to pay homage to Mango, Pino Daniele
This year’s edition of the Sanremo song contest is to pay homage to the late Italian singer-songwriters Mango and Pino Daniele, festival florentine presenter Carlo Conti said.
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Tuscany mourns the death of Pino Daniele
Musicians, fans, family praise work of Neapolitan artist Pino Daniele, who died at age 59 on Monday January 5th, 2015.
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Bursting into song in the Pazzi Chapel (VIDEO)
On Thursday, December 4 at 4pm, Canadian-Italian mezzosoprano Diana Di Mauro burst into song in the Pazzi Chapel in the complex of Santa Croce, Florence, Italy. Inspired by the space, Di Mauro sang five operatic pieces and a Christmas carol.
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Stevie Wonder sold-out crowd of over 10,000 in Lucca
Stevie Wonder played to a sold-out crowd of over 10,000 on Sunday night at Lucca Summer Festival in Tuscany.
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All Star Brand at the Porretta Soul Festival
The Porretta Soul Festival (July 17-20, 2014), founded by Graziano Uliani, is in its 27th year. The town is between Florence and Bologna.
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MTV Awards 2014 will be back to Florence
MTV Awards 2014 will be back to Florence. The new edition of the Italian MTV show will no longer be at Piazzale Michelangelo but inside the Cascine Park.
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The Italian conductor Claudio Abbado died at 80
Tributes flowed Monday for world-renowned conductor Claudio Abbado, whose long career in such cities as Milan, London, Vienna, Chicago and Berlin was remembered along with his devotion to music and Italian culture.
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