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Taranta Peligna Taranta Peligna (Neapolitan language, Abruzzese: ') is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is from Chieti. Located in the Aventino Valley, at the foot of the Maiella, in the past it was famo ...

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

comune A (; : , ) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions () and provinces (). The can also have the City status in Italy, titl ...

Abruzzo Abruzzo (, ; ; , ''Abbrìzze'' or ''Abbrèzze'' ; ), historically also known as Abruzzi, is a Regions of Italy, region of Southern Italy with an area of 10,763 square km (4,156 sq mi) and a population of 1.3 million. It is divided into four ...

* Taranta, parish in Italian comune

Cassano d'Adda Cassano d'Adda (Milanese: ; Bergamasque: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, located on the right side of the Adda River. It is on the border of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the province of Bergamo ...

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Lombardia The Lombardy Region (; ) is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population. Lombardy is ...

* ''Taranta'', 2012 album by

Mina Tindle Pauline de Lassus Saint-Geniès (born 9 April 1983 in Paris), better known by her stage name Mina Tindle, is a French folk and new wave singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She released her debut EP with Sauvage Records, and in March 20 ...

* ''Taranta'', a Lenny Breau song included on the 1968 album ''

Guitar Sounds from Lenny Breau ''Guitar Sounds from Lenny Breau'' is an album by Canadian jazz guitarist Lenny Breau that was released in 1968. History Breau befriended Chet Atkins, which resulted in Breau's first two albums for RCA Records, RCA. Atkins and Breau also collabor ...

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Tarantas ''Tarantas'' and ''Taranto'' are two related styles ('' palos'') of Flamenco music, that originated in the ''Andalusian'' province of Almería. Each is characterized by a shared modality (F-sharp Phrygian) and harmonic progression (Bm–A7–G ...

, a style of flamenco music * ''

Agapornis taranta The black-winged lovebird (''Agapornis taranta'') also known as Abyssinian lovebird is a mainly green bird of the parrot family. At about 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) long, it is the largest of the lovebird genus, a group of small parrots. The ...

'', scientific name of the parrot Black-winged lovebird * Notte della Taranta, Italian music festival in

Salento Salento (; Salentino dialect, Salentino: ''Salentu''; Griko language, Salento Griko: ) is a Cultural area, cultural, List of historical states of Italy, historical, and geographic region at the southern end of the administrative region of Apuli ...

* '' Super Taranta!'', album by Gogol Bordello

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