Giacomo Lariccia (Italy)
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Originally from Rome, Giacomo Lariccia has traveled the roads of Europe by every imaginable means, ultimately settling in Brussels for the past two decades. His first album, Spellbound (2008), focused on jazz. He later became enamored with the Italian canzone and began writing lyrics in Italian. His albums as a storyteller include Colpo di Sole (2011), Sempre Avanti (2014), Ricostruire (2017), Dieci (2023) and Canzoni nella tormenta (2026). He has toured extensively and has been a finalist for the Targhe Tenco award three times.
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The World Beach Party song “Fiore d’Invierno” (Winter Flower) is originally from Lariccia’s 2017 album Ricostruire. Singing along to an upbeat acoustic rhythm reminiscent of a Graceland-era Paul Simon song, Lariccia sings “Winter flower, flower that blooms / You are a violet that is not afraid of the rain / You grow hidden, far from the sun / You are precious and remain in the heart / Winter flower, courageous flower / May this life always be a beautiful game.”
“Candela nell’oscurità” (Candle in the Darkness) sets Lariccia’s Italian translation of “Think of Others,” a poem by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, to music by Palestinian-Israeli singer Mira Awad. In 2025 Lariccia released the song with Awad and Israeli singer Noa, the three singing words of peace and coexistence in Italian, Arabic, and Hebrew. This solo version, recorded in the Italian town of Modigliana, sets his voice among guitars, clarinet, accordion, and the Armenian duduk. Each verse on the Christmas Wonderland track turns an everyday comfort, such as a warm dinner or a bed at night, into a thought for those without it: “When you heat up your dinner / Think of those who are still suffering.” The chorus answers with a wish that suits the season, to be a candle in the darkness.
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