Music


Piano: Space, Time, and Eighty-Eight Keys.
The piano is far more than keys and strings: it is an entire orchestra controlled by ten fingers. Born in Medici-era Florence from Bartolomeo Cristofori's genius to give keyboards a human voice, this instrument evolved from an aristocratic luxury into an industrial powerhouse under Beethoven, eventually dominating jazz clubs, rock arenas, and digital ambient landscapes. M. breaks down the physics, history, and emotional chiaroscuro of humanity's favourite musical canvas.
Mauro Longoni
May 299 min read


Hip-Hop: Between Rebellion and Dominance
Hip-Hop dominates global charts today, but its history is one of the most radical and recent cultural revolutions in modern times. Born on August 11, 1973, in an isolated Bronx ghetto, this movement turned segregation into an unstoppable expressive weapon. From being the "ghetto's newsletter" to becoming a billion-dollar empire, we trace the steps of a culture that forced a hypocritical society to look in the mirror and ultimately get colonized by the very children it tried t
Mauro Longoni
May 2111 min read


Guitar: six immortal strings that touch the soul.
I'm launching the blog's new music section by celebrating the instrument that best translates love into sound: the guitar. As a listener, I wanted to explore this "chordophone" from its ancient Egyptian roots to the electric revolutions of Fender and Gibson, via the secrets of the perfect chord. Why is the guitar everywhere? Because it's democratic, visceral, and embraces you. A journey to understand how six strings can perfectly translate our deepest emotions without a singl
Mauro Longoni
May 1615 min read
