May, 31- 2008- Patrizia Laquidara - Tribute to Rosa Balistreri -
directed by Carmen Consoli . With a note by Wim Wenders;


"TERRA CA' NUN SENTI" Tribute to Rosa Balistreri
h 9.00 pm - University Square in Catania - Sicily - Italy

Etnafest, Catania Sicily Italy

"Suttu lu stessu cielu" unpublished song by Carmen Consoli, artistic
director of the event, will open the Etna Music World devoted to popular
music, in Catania
.
From May 29 to 31, tribute to Rosa Balistreri with Giorgia, Carmen
Consoli, Paola Turci, Marina Rei, Nada, Ornella Vanoni, Etta Scollo,
Rita Botto, Patrizia Laquidara, Tosca
From 29 May is opened the exhibition on Rosa Balistreri hosted at the
Benedictine monastery in Catania, ending on 20 June. The exhibition is
enriched by many unpublished photographs of Rosa Balistreri, his
personal items, like clothes, written texts and more, but the novelty is
a projection of unpublished video images. The exhibition is managed by
Luca Torregrossa with Sebastiano Jesus and Angelo Scandurra.

Extacted from

http://www.wim-wenders.com/news_reel/2008/05%20May/PS-eng-press-kit.pdf

PALERMO SHOOTING is Wim Wenders most personal film for a long time.
Intimate, adventurous and full of surprises. A roadmovie starring
Campino, Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Dennis Hopper. A romantic thriller
dealing with life and death and the ultimate salvation through love.
PALERMO SHOOTING is also an homage to music – with a special guest
appearance by Lou Reed and with songs that were in part written
specially for this film, including Nick Cave (with Grinderman),
Portishead, Iron &Wine, Calexico, Jason Collett, Beth Gibbons, Beirut,
Bonnie "Prince" Billy,Thom, Get Well Soon and Monta. The score
was written by Irmin Schmidt, head of the legendary German group CAN,
who have hugely influenced the contemporary music scene. Wim Wenders
declared: "Italian musician Fabrizio de André, often compared with
Jacques Brel or Leonard Cohen. "His 1984 released "Crêuza de
Mä" was a milestone in music history. The song "Quello Che Non
Ho" from the "Indian" album is in the film and the albums
famous cover (with no title) can be seen in a close-up in Flavia's
apartment. Fabrizio death in 1999 came far too early, and I have
dedicated the soundtrack to PALERMO SHOOTING to him".
And about ROSA BALISTRERI, legendary singer from Palermo, born in 1927
and died in 1990:
"As the daughter of a traveling sales-men she grew up poor, but traveled
throughout Sicily in her childhood. Her later life was characterized by
poverty and humiliation. She worked as a cleaning lady and performed
other unskilled job to provide food for her children. Rosa Balistreri
sang with a powerful, at times coarse voice. Her repertoire extended
from lullabies to folksongs from all the regions in Sicily to poems from
Ignazio Buttitta. She interpreted texts about poverty, imprisonment and
the Mafia. Two of her songs are in the film: "Cu TiLu Dissi" and
"Quannu Moru"

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