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Ivan Della Mea (born Luigi Della Mea, 16 October 1940 – 14 June 2009) was an Italian novelist, journalist, singer-songwriter and political activist. His family name was "Della Mea"
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Ivan Della Mea (born Luigi Della Mea, 16 October 1940 – 14 June 2009) was an Italian novelist, journalist, singer-songwriter and political activist. His family name was "Della Mea"
Biography
Born inLucca
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, his family moved to Milan
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when he was a child. He worked in a factory, but eventually started to work at a small newspaper, ''Stasera''.
In 1956 he joined the Italian Communist Party
The Italian Communist Party ( it, Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI) was a communist political party in Italy.
The PCI was founded as ''Communist Party of Italy'' on 21 January 1921 in Livorno by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party (PSI). ...
(PCI). He started his career as a singer and songwriter in Milanese
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dialect the same year.
In the 1960s, he belonged to the Italian ''Nuova canzone politica'' and became active in the magazine Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano
''Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano'' was an Italian language music magazine published in Milan, Italy.
History and profile
''Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano'' was created in 1964 in Milan by the historian Gianni Bosio and the ethnomusicologist Roberto Leyd ...
. As a writer he started publishing some works in the 1980s/1990s, including three novels, and as a journalist. With his brother, Luciano, he wrote for '' Il Grandevetro'', and worked at ''l'Unità
''l'Unità'' (, lit. 'the Unity') was an Italian newspaper, founded as the official newspaper of the Italian Communist Party (PCI) in 1924. It was supportive of that party's successor parties, the Democratic Party of the Left, Democrats of the ...
'' and '' Liberazione''.
His brother was political activist Luciano Della Mea (1924–2003).
Discography
Albums
* Io so che un giorno (1966, LP) * Il rosso è diventato giallo (1979, LP) *La balorda
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...
(1972, LP)
*Se qualcuno ti fa morto
SE, Se, or Sé may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Sé'' (album), by Lúnasa, 2006
* Se (instrument), a traditional Chinese musical instrument
Businesses and organizations
* Sea Ltd (NYSE: SE), tech conglomerate headquartered in Singapore
...
(1972, LP)
* Ringhera (1974, LP)
* Fiaba grande (1975, LP)
*La piccola ragione di allegria
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
(1978, LP)
* Sudadio giudabestia (1979, LP)
* Sudadio giudabestia 2 (1980, LP)
* Karlett (1983, LP)
*Ho male all'orologio
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People Language and ethnicity
* Ho people, an ethnic group of India
** Ho language, a tribal language in India
* Hani people, or Ho people, an ethnic group in China, Laos and Vietnam
* Hiri Mo ...
(1997, CD)
*La cantagranda forse walzer
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
(2000, CD)
EP and 45 rpm
*Ballate della violenza
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AbbaA, with the first and last stanzas having the same texts. It is thus most similar to the French ...
(1962, EP)
*Ho letto sul giornale
Ho (or the transliterations He or Heo) may refer to:
People Language and ethnicity
* Ho people, an ethnic group of India
** Ho language, a tribal language in India
* Hani people, or Ho people, an ethnic group in China, Laos and Vietnam
* Hiri Mo ...
(1964, EP)
*La mia vita ormai
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
(1965, EP)
*O cara moglie/Io ti chiedo di fare all'amore
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(1966, 45 rpm)
* Ciò che voi non-dite/La linea rossa (1967, 45 rpm, with G.Marini)
*La nave dei folli
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States.
La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music
* La (musical note), or A, the sixth note
* "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure ...
(EP, 1972)
Literature
Works of Ivan Della Mea: *''Il sasso dentro'' (1990; ''Interno Giallo'' editions) *''Se nasco un'altra volta ci rinuncio'' (1992; ''Interno Giallo'' editions) *''Sveglia sul buio'' (1997; ''Est'' editions)External links
*A tribute
from the Resistance Archives
Infos on ildeposito.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Della Mea, Ivan 1940 births 2009 deaths Italian communists Italian male singer-songwriters Italian folk singers Italian male writers Writers from Lucca Musicians from Lucca Singers from Milan 20th-century Italian male singers Politicians from Lucca