On the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the foundation of the city of Naples, the Italian Embassy in Asmara organised a concert entitled “Napoli-Asmara solo andata (Naples in jazz)” by Mr. Diego Caravano, founder of the group “Neri per caso” which won the most important italian singing competition (Sanremo Festival) in 1995, and Mr. Vittorio Mezza, renowned jazz musician and professor at the Frosinone State Conservatory of Music. The two artists performed on the stage of the Asmara Theatre, built in 1919 to a design by Odoardo Cavagnari.
During the performance, which was highly acclaimed by the audience, the two artists performed Pino Daniele’s greatest hits and the most famous songs of the Neapolitan tradition, such as “Era de maggio”, “Tu vuò fà l’americano” and “Passione”, in the presence of the Commissioner for Culture and Sport, Ambassador Zemede Tekle, as well as other Eritrean government officials. During the performance, photos of Naples’ most iconic sites were projected onto the theater stage, such as Piazza Plebiscito, the Royal Palace, the Monastery of Santa Chiara, “Spaccanapoli”, the Cathedral, the view from Capodimonte Hill, and the iconic view of the Gulf of Naples with Mount Vesuvius in the background.
