{{notability, music, date=November 2021 The EuroRhythms, also known as Ray Massa's EuroRhythms, are an

Italian-American Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan areas, ...

band from Columbus, Ohio. They generally play traditional Italian folk music, and Italian swing. The band is touring group/musical variety act, performing the United States since 1992. Their music is dubbed as old Italian popular music rewritten with a new pop sound. Their audience tends to consist of both youth looking for new Italian culture, and older Italians who appreciate the older tunes.

History

In 1992 founder Ray Massa, formed a professional Italian-American band. He is the son of John and Carmela Massa, who immigrated to the US. Since its founding, the band has consisted of 8 members. They spend their time touring Italian festivals, and performing for youth. In 2008, the band was invited to tour various cities within Italy.

Notable performances

* Seattle Festa Italiana,

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. *Italian Festival, Columbus, Ohio. *Italian Day,

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Park,

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. *Festa Italiana,

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. *Festa Italiana,

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. * Festa Italiana,

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External links

Official EuroRhythms website
Italian-American culture in Ohio Italian musical groups Culture of Columbus, Ohio