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In the 700s BC, Greeks migrated across southern Italy and settled the land known as Magna Graecia. The first of these settlements – where 100,000 of the wealthiest and most prosperous congregated – was Sybaris. The Sybarites, whose name is now synonymous with opulence and luxury originated la dolce vita for which Italy is famous.
Tomorrow – November 15, 2011 – award-winning musician and fellow Calabria’phile, Micheal Castaldo will release his very first Christmas record, Extravergine: Natale nel Mediterraneo / Christmas in the Mediterranean. And trust me, Italophiles, you are going to want to get a copy of this.
If it wasn’t for this brilliant Calabrian you and I wouldn’t even know what day it was, but unfortunately, his great contribution bears someone’s name. As Michele Connors explains, Luigi Lilio, one of the greatest minds in Calabrian history, changed the way we see the world.
Welcome, Michele.