Alfredo Giovine

Alfredo Giovine (2 April 1907 – 25 August 1995) was an Italian historian, folklorist, dialectologist, and journalist. He wrote several books and many monographs on the musicians and theatres of the Province of Bari and the surrounding Region of Puglia as well as on the dialect and folklore of Bari, his native city.

Life and career

Born in Bari, Giovine studied singing from 1920 to 1925 under , who was the maestro di cappella of the Basilica di San Nicola. He initially had a shipping firm, but had to give it up in 1955 due to a physical disability. Over the next forty years, he worked as a journalist and carried out extensive research and writing on the musicians and theatres of the Province of Bari as well as on the dialect and folklore of the province. In 1960, he founded the Archivio delle Tradizioni Popolari Baresi (Archive of Bari's Popular Traditions). The Archive also has a section called "Civiltà Musicale Pugliese" (Musical Culture of Puglia), which is devoted to documenting and promulgating some of the lesser-known aspects of the musicians and music of Bari and the surrounding Region of Puglia.