Itsy Bitsy Spider
Today Ocarina listens to Itsy Bitsy Spider, a cute U.S. folk nursery rhyme much loved and sung by children all over the world. The ditty tells the story of a […]
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Running Up That Hill
Today Ocarina listen to Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush, a song that has been topping all the major charts around the world for weeks. A resounding success due […]
Reality from “La Boum”
Today, Ocarina continues its journey through the soundtracks of movies and TV series of the past. Let’s listen to Reality from the French movie La Boum (English title: The Party or […]
The theme song of “Woobinda”
Today we take a step back through the theme songs of the 1970s and listen to “Woobinda”! The children’s television series Woobinda (Animal Doctor) is a co-production with German with Australian television, filmed in 1968, about […]
Everybody Wants To Be A Cat
If you want to introduce children to swing and to more ‘difficult’ musical genres such as jazz, cartoons can be very useful. Among the musical films for young children, The […]
Give Peace a Chance
In these difficult days, in which we are all distressed by the horror of war, music can give an important message in favor of peace and non-violence. Music is in […]
Vado al massino
The Sanremo Festival has just ended, five intense days of beautiful songs, dramas, laughter, fancy clothes with lace and sequins (apart from Truppi’s tank top ) and many transgressions… But […]
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
All crazy about Harry Potter! Two months ago the most famous wizard in the history of cinema turned 20 years old. It was November 16, 2001 when Harry Potter and the […]
Your Song Saved My Life
Once again, we have finally arrived at the most awaited season by children, and adults as well!What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to watch a good […]
Brother John
St. Martin’s Day is just past, a feast of lights that prepares for the arrival of winter and projects us towards Christmas.For this reason Ocarina thought to listen with you […]