Delightfulmandolinois a symbol of Neapolitan culture and music that, outside of Italy, came to symbolize the Bel Paese as a whole. Almost two centuries of migration towards all corners of the world, especially of people coming from the southern regions of the country, meant that, to many, a specific local heritage became signifier of Italy as a whole.
And so, around the globe, this beautiful little instrument typical of Neapolitan tradition is one of our most recognizable symbols, even if its use is not common everywhere. At the same time, Neapolitan traditional music, of which mandolin is such important part, is in fact at the root of Italian popular music as a whole and also of that bel canto our country made famous everywhere: in this sense, then, each element of Neapolitan music is relevant to our musical culture, to its very development.
