“La Notti Triunfanti” with Michela Musolino

Michela Mussolino introduced me to a new body of Christmas music
this week. The New Jersey-born Memphis resident specializes in
Sicilian folk music, and she recorded an album of predominantly
Sicilian Christmas songs in 2022 on La Notti Triunfanti. 


We talk about how someone arrives at that specialty, the deep
history behind some of these songs, and how moving to Memphis
affected some of the songs on the album. 


In the episode, Michela talks about “Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle”
being one of the best loved Italian Christmas songs, so I chose
Andrea Bocelli’s version to give you a taste of it. 


For more on Michela, visit MichelaMusolino.com.