“L’Italiano“ - Toto Cutugno [Italy’s reaction to Coronavirus by Vinnie Favale]

There is absolutely nothing I can say about what is going on right now in the world right now. It’s an unspeakable tragedy and I pray that we all do the right thing and heed the call so that we can get through this. We have a large family in Italy including six nieces and nephews and hundreds for cousins. So far everyone is safe and they are just as concerned for us as they are for themselves. I have always turned to music during hard times and I want to share something with you that might give you a small measure of comfort when you watch it. I made this short music video which was inspired by Italy’s amazing reaction to the Coronavirus which has overwhelmed that beautiful country . As a first generation American (my parents and my two older brothers were born in Italy) I was raised on nothing but Italian music during my formative years. The local Italian broadcast from WHBI in New York played every day in our home in the Bath Beach section of Brooklyn. Music was a constant in our dail