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Vulumbrella(trad arr K Mazzella/Mazzella Music)From Mermaids In The Well Album 1995.Kavisha sings"Vulumbrella" Which is is a famous Neopolitan love serenade from the 1400's collected by Roberto Di Simone and originally sung by famous folk group Nuova Compagnia Di Canto Popolare of Naples in the 1970's.
Its such a well loved song there are countless versions posted up on youtube. This is mine(it's much slower) from my 1995 recording Mermaids in the Well. A haunting and sensual song full of double entendre,here the singer is comparing the beauty of the woman to a ripe fig! About The singer- Kavisha Mazzella is a folk song collector and singer of the italian folk song repetoire as well as being a singer songwriter in her own right. London born ,she is based in Melbourne Australia. Her Mum is Anglo- Burmese and Her father is from the beautiful island of Ischia in the bay of Naples, Italy.
To find out more about Kavisha go to www.kavisha.com
the photo is taken by© Hanh TRan 2012