Another Type of Dance

How Medieval and Renaissance-Inspired Rhythm Permeated Italian Music

If you tuned into Italian Disco Stories’ favorite show Stryx (which we discussed here, here, and here) you’d notice that, between high-femme, sensual disco acts and languid, slower numbers, there was a red-clad, violin-wielding creature known as “Il Folletto”, the Imp.You’d see him on a swing or serenaded by folk instruments known as launeddas, when he’…