This story appears in the January/February 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... in the first Italian parliament, but in 1865, he retired in order to focus on music.

Italian folk music is humble, warm and full of life, but its popularity has sharply faded over the past century. Fortunately, ...

A proud Italian-American myself through my mom, this is an area of music history that I am very passionate about. Let's ...