Ercolano
—  Comune  —
Comune di Ercolano
Panorama of Ercolano
Ercolano Location of Ercolano in Italy
Coordinates: 40°48′N 14°21′E / 40.8°N 14.35°E / 40.8; 14.35
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Naples (NA)
Frazioni	San Vito
Government
• Mayor	Vincenzo Strazzullo \
Area
• Total	19.64 km2 (7.58 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population (1 March 2010)
• Total	54,921
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi)
Demonym	Ercolanesi
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	80056
Dialing code	081
Patron saint	Assumption of Mary
Saint day	August 15
Website	Official website

Ercolano is a town and comune in the province of Naples, Campania (southern Italy). It lies at the western foot of Mount Vesuvius, on the Bay of Naples, just southeast of the city of Naples. The medieval town of Resina was built on the volcanic material left by the eruption of Vesuvius (AD 79) that destroyed the ancient city of Herculaneum, from which the present name is derived. Ercolano is a resort and the starting point for excursions to the excavations of Herculaneum and for the ascent of Vesuvius by bus. The town also manufactures leather goods, buttons, glass, and the wine known as Lacryma Christi (Tear of Christ).

History[link]

For the ancient city, see Herculaneum.

Ercolano was most likely founded by the Oscans, an Italic tribe of the 8th century BC, and later became part of both the Etruscan and Samnite dominions. Under the control of the Romans, the city was a renowned seaside resort where some of the richest Roman citizens passed their summer vacations. After the AD 79 eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, the city was completely buried under volcanic material. Unlike neighboring Pompeii, the citizens of Herculaneum died of thermal shock from the extremely hot pyroclastic surges, rather than buried under heavy ash.

Records of rehabitation in the area begin to appear around the year 1000, when the sanctuary called Castel di Resina, one of the most visited in the Campania region, was recorded to have been located on a hill in that area. It is named after the Greek god Herakles.The area was largely repopulated over the next 500 years, creating the small town of Resina, named after the old sanctuary, with homes and neighborhoods being built above the uncovered ancient ruins of Herculaneum. In 1709, the ancient Roman city was rediscovered and explored. Since then, Herculaneum has been partially excavated. Over time, the town of Resina became part of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, up until the unification of Italy of 1861, and eventually became part of the metropolitan area of the city of Naples.

In 1969, the town changed its name from Resina to Ercolano, the Italian modernization of the ancient name in honour of the ancient city.

Transportation[link]

Ercolano is connected to Naples through the Circumvesuviana regional railway, by bus and by "sea metro" service. It has also a station on the Trenitalia main railroad.

Airports[link]

The nearest airports are:

• Napoli-Capodichino (NAP) 15 km
• Salerno-Pontecagnano (QSR) 65 km

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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