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Oriana Civile | |
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Born | Messina | 19 November 1980
Origin | Capo d'Orlando |
Genres | Folk music, world music, blues |
Occupation | singer |
Instrument | guitar |
Years active | 1995–present |
Website | orianacivile |
Oriana Civile (Italian pronunciation: [oˈrjaːna tʃiˈviːle]) (born in Messina, Sicily, 19 November 1980) is an Italian singer, performer, and songwriter. She is a scholar of Sicilian traditional music and an important exponent of reviving the musical repertory of Sicilian oral tradition. Her innate performing talent and her eclectic, versatile personal voice, especially, allow her to handle many music genres: from the blues to jazz, from bossa nova to flamenco, from Argentine tango to comedy rock, from reviving folk music to exploring world music.