A Deep Dive into Raffaella Carrà: Her Music

Spotlighting the hits and forgotten musical gems of this Italian icon.

“One afternoon, when I was about to turn 5, my mom was holding me by the hand as we walked by “Lucarelli,” one of the 2 record shops in my hometown in Puglia. This one was special since records were sold alongside turntables, speakers, fridges and stoves. Among the record covers on display in the window I saw her: she had her signature golden bob, a fuchsia flower pinned to her black, shimmery, billowy-sleeved, semi-sheer blazer, and her gaze seemed to be directly looking at me as she stood under triumphant “Raffaella” sign. I begged my mom to stop and ask the owner of the shop to let me hold the record in my hands. Though my mom was in a rush to go help my father at his drapery shop, she was so amused by my request that we went in. While I was totally entranced by the record, she paid for it, and told me I could keep it and play it at home… As the first notes of the opening track “Black Cat” echoed through, I fell in love…” 

Disco Bambino

Raffaella Carrà was an unparalleled entertainer…