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ITALY REVISITED
THI ALBUM WAS INEVITABLE. Ever since the release of their debut album,
"Italy", there has been a growing clamor for more of the delightful And
ear-pleasing harmony of the Di Mara Sisters.
In this colledtion of songs, the girls have more than adeqnately
answered the clamor, and offer their growing legion of fans a
refreshingly new and sat¬isfying musical experience.
It has been some five years now since the Di Mara Sisters left their
native Italy to come to America. Musically speaking, Italy's loss has
been America's gain. In the past five years Lillian, Rose and Marisa Di
Mara have lifted their thoroughly ingratiating young voices in sweet
song and given us a touch of the sadness, the romance, the gaiety and
the beauty of sunny Italy.
Back in the old country, the Di Mara girls lived the quiet normal lives
of youngsters growing up. Their father, Senor Di Mara, was a
representative of the International Accordion Company, and he made his
daughters understand that music played an important part in the sisters'
upbringing. All three studied music with a number of proffesional music
ers, including the well-known Maestro Sciorelli.
When the girls were ready, they made their pro¬fessional debut' over the
Rome television station "La Rai". The three young charmers met with
in¬stantaneous success. In 1953, Senor Di Mara and his American-born
wife left Italy and brought their daughters to these shores and in 1955,
at the Club Alamo in Detroit, the Di Maras made their first ap¬pearance
in an American nightclub. Once again, they met with immediate success.
There are, without a doubt, many albums of Italian music and songs on
the market today. What makes „the work of the Di Mara Sisters different
is best described in one word—authenticity. There is no vocal group that
can sing with the complete authenticity and innate "know-how" as these
three young ladies.
In this album, as in the first, Tony Dannon plays accordion and conducts
the orchestra. Tony, who has been associated with -the Di Mara Sisters
for many years, is also connected with the International Accordion
Company and operates an accordion school in Detroit. |
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