Mina & Piazzolla

Mina is one of the most amazing Italian singers, in my opinion.   She’s unique.  Her voice tears you apart inside, in a good way.

This evening I was whisked away to a presentation on the lovely Mina, and we were shown various recordings of her throughout the important eras in her career.

The pleasant surprise of the evening (for me) was when they showed us a performance in which she sang a tango, Balada Para Mi Muerte, accompanied by Astor Piazzolla.  It moved me.  And I found it on youtube:

And here’s a song by Mina che mi da brividi (that gives me shivers).

It’s called Ancora, Ancora, Ancora: