Matteo Rosso Orsini (1178–1246), called the Great, was Roman politician and father of Pope Nicholas III. He was named a senator of the City of Rome by Pope Gregory IX in 1241: In this capacity he took a firm stand against the ventures in Italy of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, and defeated him in 1243. He was an effective lord of the Eternal City during sede vacante 1241 and had a considerable influence on the papal election, 1241, when the cardinal electors were confined in Septizonium by his orders. He extended the territories of the Orsini family. He was also a personal friend of St Francis of Assisi and protector of his Order.

External links[link]

• The Catholic Encyclopedia: Orsini family

Rosso
—  Commune and town  —
Rosso Location in Mauritania
Coordinates: 16°30′46″N 15°48′18″W / 16.51278°N 15.805°W / 16.51278; -15.805
Country	Mauritania
Region	Trarza
Population (2002)
• Total	48, 922

Rosso is the major city of south-western Mauritania and capital of Trarza region. It is situated on the Senegal River at the head of year-round navigation. The town is 204 km south of the capital Nouakchott. The Arabic name is Al-Quwarib.

History[link]

Rosso was once the capital of the Emirate of Trarza, a Precolonial Sahrawi dominated state.

Under French colonial rule Senegal and Mauritania were administered as a single entity. When independence came, the new frontier was drawn along the Senegal River, thus splitting the small town of Rosso in two. This article refers to Mauritanian Rosso, on the northern bank of the river.

Originally a staging-post for the gum arabic trade, Rosso has grown rapidly since independence. From a population of a mere 2 300 in 1960 it has now overtaken Kaédi to become the 3rd largest city in the country with 48 922 inhabitants (2000 census).

Languages[link]

South-western Mauritania is predominantly a Wolof -speaking area but many members of Mauritania's other ethnic groups have moved to the town to escape the severe problems of desertification further north.

Economy[link]

Rosso occupies a strategic position at the international ferry-crossing on the main road between Nouakchott and the Senegalese capital of Dakar. Economically the town has benefited but its fortunes are very dependent on the state of relations between the two countries. From 1990-92 the border crossing was closed, due to the Mauritania–Senegal Border War, and there have been repeated movements of refugees in both directions through the town.

Weather[link]

Rosso has the highest annual rainfall in the country at 300mm/yr and is one of the market towns which serve the narrow strip of agricultural land stretching along the southern frontier of Mauritania. But even here the Sahara is encroaching. Major irrigation projects have been carried out on the northern bank of the Senegal River, financed by the United Arab Emirates, allowing an expansion in the production of cash crops such as mint. In 2004 however up to 80% of crops were lost as a result of the infestation of locusts which affected the whole of the western Sahel. This was followed by a severe drought. It was a bitter irony then that in August 2005 some 10,000 people were displaced by flooding.

Recreation[link]

The city is near the Diawling National Park. Rosso is also known for the internationally renowned Satara Zone Housing project. A small library, set up by the local Catholic priest, has been functioning since 2005. ^[1] A technology institute - ISET - was opened in 2009, offering courses in agriculture.

Politics[link]

The current Mayor, Professor Yerim Fassa, a doctor, was elected in 2007. ^[2] In 2009, together with Jean Jacques Fournier, Mayor of Moissy-Cramayel, he inaugurated Rosso's first Internet café. ^[3] Rosso has been twinned with Moissy-Cramayel since 1986. From August 2007 through May 2009, Michael Auerbach - Regional Coordinator for the United States Peace Corps - resided in Rosso as he evaluated the efficacy of existing gender equality movements in the region.

External links[link]

• Rosso Town Hall
• Ins­ti­tut su­pé­rieur des études tech­no­lo­giques (Institute of Technology)

References[link]

Coordinates: 16°30′46″N 15°48′18″W / 16.51278°N 15.805°W / 16.51278; -15.805

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Pino Daniele
Daniele, Italian blues vocalist and guitarist
Background information
Born	(1955-03-19) 19 March 1955 (age 57) Naples
Genres	Rumba, Blues, Rock, Pop, Tarantella, Jazz, World music, Hard Rock
Occupations	Musician, composer, film scorer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, mandolin
Years active	1975–present
Associated acts	Richie Hayward, Mel Collins, Chick Corea, Eros Ramazzotti, Francesco De Gregori, Fiorella Mannoia, Juan Pablo Torres
Website	Pino Daniele.com

Pino Daniele (born 19 March 1955) is an Italian vocalist, composer, and musician,^[1] whose influences cover a wide number of genres, fusing pop, blues, jazz, Italian and Middle eastern music into his own unique brand of world music.

Biography[link]

Graduating in accounting, Pino began his musical career in the band "Batracomiomachia", then in 1976 he became the bass player with the Napoli Centrale, where he met James Senese. Later in 1976 Claudio Poggi, producer of EMI Italian, listened to a demo tape containing various original tracks by the then young Daniele, deciding to offer a deal with the label. Already mid-year, he recorded a 45-rpm vinyl containing the tracks "Che calore" (originally titled "Ca Calore", being his trademark Neapolitan dialect) and "Fortunato".

"Terra mia", his debut album of 1977 containing tracks from the previous single, demonstrates the singer's deep connection with the Neapolitan and Mediterranean traditions, both in the music and in the lyrics, which sometimes cover songs and popular customs typically Neapolitan. Among the most successful tracks of the album are without doubt "Terra mia", but particularly "Na tazzullella 'e cafè" (A small cup of coffee), highly played by Renzo Arbore on his show "Alto gradimento" (High satisfaction) and "Napule è" (Naples is…), which in time would become a true manifesto for the author (who wrote it at just 18 years of age) and for the entire city of Naples.

James Senese would go on to significantly contribute towards the production of the next three albums: "Pino Daniele" (1979), "Nero a metà" (1980) and "Vai mò" (1981). He was influenced by rock music, by the jazz of Louis Armstrong, by George Benson and especially by blues music, creating a synthesis of extremely diverse musical and linguistic elements, with a personal, all the while controlled, streak to the composition.

In 1981 the artist held a big concert in Piazza del Plebiscito at Naples, fetching a crowd of 200,000, accompanied by a completely Neapolitan formation of collaborators, both old and new (Tullio De Piscopo, Joe Amoruso, Rino Zurzolo, Tony Esposito, James Senese), that in the same year participated in the album "Vai mò" (another milestone in Daniele's career). In this context the so called "Neapolitan Power" is defined, marked his artistic innovation within the tradition of the Campania region, with predominant references to rock, blues, funk and jazz.

His passion for the most varied musical genres (ranging from Elvis Presley to Roberto Murolo) gives him the opportunity to create a new musical style of his own named "taramblù", to indicate the fusion of tarantella and blues, considered emblems of the respective home cultures.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• Terra mia (1977)
• Pino Daniele (1979)
• Nero a metà (1980)
• Vai mò (1981)
• Bella 'mbriana (1982)
• Musicante (1984)
• Sciò live (1984, double live)
• Bonne soirée (1987)
• Schizzechea with love (1988)
• Mascalzone latino (1989)
• Un uomo in blues (1991)
• Sotto 'o sole (1992)
• Che Dio ti benedica (1993)
• E sona mo' (1993, live)
• Ferryboat (1994)
• Non calpestare i fiori nel deserto (1995)
• Dimmi cosa succede sulla terra (1997)
• Yes I Know My Way (1998, anthology)
• Come un gelato all'equatore (1999)
• Napul'è (2000, double anthology)
• Medina (2001)
• Concerto Medina Tour 2001 (2002, live containing two new songs)
• In Tour (2002, with De Gregori, Fiorella Mannoia and Ron)
• Amore senza fine (2002, anthology)
• Passi d'autore (2004, Pino Daniele Project)
• Iguana cafè (2005)
• Il mio nome è Pino Daniele e vivo qui (2007)
• Ricomincio da 30 (2008, triple anthology) ( ITA : Platinum )
• Electric jam (2009) ( ITA : Platinum )
• Boogie Boogie man (2010)
• La Grande Madre (2012)

Singles[link]

• Ca calore/Fortunato (EMI Italiana) 1976
• 'na tazzulella 'e cafè/Napule è (EMI Italiana) (1977)
• Je so' pazzo/Putesse essere allero (EMI Italiana, 3C006-18417) (1979)
• Nun me scuccià/I say i sto 'cca (EMI Italiana, 3C006-18430) (1980)
• Ferryboat/Amico mio (EMI Italiana) (1985)
• Tell me now/Jesce juorno (EMI Italiana) (1988)
• Anna Verrà/Carte e cartuscelle (1989)
• 'O scarrafone/'O scarrafone (scaramix edit version) (CGD, 9031 73363-7) (1991)
• Che Dio ti benedica/Questa primavera (CGD, 06000077-7) (1993)
• Io per lei/'O cammello 'nnammurato (1995)
• Che Male C'è/Dubbi non ho (1997)
• Amore senza fine/Yes, I Know My Way (1998)
• Neve al sole/Cosa penserai di me (1999)
• Sara/Mareluna (2001)
• Pigro/Tango della buena suerte (2004)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Pino Daniele discography at Discogs
• Pino Daniele blog at Wordpress
• Pino Daniele unofficial website