http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Mario_Gravina_s-Sipa 2026-04-06T01:42:47Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.36.1 http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Mario_Gravina_s-Sipa&diff=38953&oldid=prev 2017-07-21T04:19:36Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:19, 21 July 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He grew up in an &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; environment through his mother Ġużeppa’s &#039;&#039;għana tal-banju&#039;&#039;, washerwoman folk singing which she sang at home. His family nickname is inherited from his grandfather Ġamri s-Sipa, who was a boxer from a Tarxien family known as Tal-Giża.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He grew up in an &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; environment through his mother Ġużeppa’s &#039;&#039;għana tal-banju&#039;&#039;, washerwoman folk singing which she sang at home. His family nickname is inherited from his grandfather Ġamri s-Sipa, who was a boxer from a Tarxien family known as Tal-Giża.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As a fourteen year old Gravina was also influenced by &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; broadcasted on the Rediffusion service, and two folk singers from his hometown, [[Leli Azzopardi l-Bugazz]] and [[Salvu Pace s-Sulari]]. Four years later he started folk singing in public, at Joe’s Bar in Xgħajra, together with Joe l-Għasfur, [[Mikiel Cutajar Is-Superstar]], [[Ġużeppi Cesare s-Santuċċi]] and [[Salvu Cassar Il-Ħamra]].  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As a fourteen year old Gravina was also influenced by &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; broadcasted on the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Rediffusion<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>service, and two folk singers from his hometown, [[Leli Azzopardi l-Bugazz]] and [[Salvu Pace s-Sulari]]. Four years later he started folk singing in public, at Joe’s Bar in Xgħajra, together with Joe l-Għasfur, [[Mikiel Cutajar Is-Superstar]], [[Ġużeppi Cesare s-Santuċċi]] and [[Salvu Cassar Il-Ħamra]].  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Salvu Pace s-Sulari remains his favourite folk singer, since Gravina believes that he came up with punchy and calculated replies, &#039;&#039;rispostuż tajjeb&#039;&#039; in improvised verse bouts. A famous example of this was Sulari’s bout with another għana stalwart [[Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj]], referred by enthusiasts as &#039;&#039;Tal-Bejta&#039;&#039; bout, where Sulari used his mastery of linguistic double entendre to his advantage.   </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Salvu Pace s-Sulari remains his favourite folk singer, since Gravina believes that he came up with punchy and calculated replies, &#039;&#039;rispostuż tajjeb&#039;&#039; in improvised verse bouts. A famous example of this was Sulari’s bout with another għana stalwart [[Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj]], referred by enthusiasts as &#039;&#039;Tal-Bejta&#039;&#039; bout, where Sulari used his mastery of linguistic double entendre to his advantage.   </div></td></tr> </table>

Joejulian http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Mario_Gravina_s-Sipa&diff=38951&oldid=prev 2017-07-21T04:18:47Z

<p>correction</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:18, 21 July 2017</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He grew up in an &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; environment through his mother Ġużeppa’s &#039;&#039;għana tal-banju&#039;&#039;, washerwoman folk singing which she sang at home. His family nickname is inherited from his grandfather Ġamri s-Sipa, who was a boxer from a Tarxien family known as Tal-Giża.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He grew up in an &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; environment through his mother Ġużeppa’s &#039;&#039;għana tal-banju&#039;&#039;, washerwoman folk singing which she sang at home. His family nickname is inherited from his grandfather Ġamri s-Sipa, who was a boxer from a Tarxien family known as Tal-Giża.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As a fourteen year old Gravina was also influenced by &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; broadcasted on the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Redifussion </del>service, and two folk singers from his hometown, [[Leli Azzopardi l-Bugazz]] and [[Salvu Pace s-Sulari]]. Four years later he started folk singing in public, at Joe’s Bar in Xgħajra, together with Joe l-Għasfur, [[Mikiel Cutajar Is-Superstar]], [[Ġużeppi Cesare s-Santuċċi]] and [[Salvu Cassar Il-Ħamra]].  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As a fourteen year old Gravina was also influenced by &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; broadcasted on the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Rediffusion </ins>service, and two folk singers from his hometown, [[Leli Azzopardi l-Bugazz]] and [[Salvu Pace s-Sulari]]. Four years later he started folk singing in public, at Joe’s Bar in Xgħajra, together with Joe l-Għasfur, [[Mikiel Cutajar Is-Superstar]], [[Ġużeppi Cesare s-Santuċċi]] and [[Salvu Cassar Il-Ħamra]].  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Salvu Pace s-Sulari remains his favourite folk singer, since Gravina believes that he came up with punchy and calculated replies, &#039;&#039;rispostuż tajjeb&#039;&#039; in improvised verse bouts. A famous example of this was Sulari’s bout with another għana stalwart [[Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj]], referred by enthusiasts as &#039;&#039;Tal-Bejta&#039;&#039; bout, where Sulari used his mastery of linguistic double entendre to his advantage.   </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Salvu Pace s-Sulari remains his favourite folk singer, since Gravina believes that he came up with punchy and calculated replies, &#039;&#039;rispostuż tajjeb&#039;&#039; in improvised verse bouts. A famous example of this was Sulari’s bout with another għana stalwart [[Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj]], referred by enthusiasts as &#039;&#039;Tal-Bejta&#039;&#039; bout, where Sulari used his mastery of linguistic double entendre to his advantage.   </div></td></tr> </table>

Joejulian http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Mario_Gravina_s-Sipa&diff=13668&oldid=prev 2014-02-13T16:24:07Z

<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">External Links</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:24, 13 February 2014</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l19">Line 19:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 19:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==External Links==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==External Links==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfFSTmv29kc Performing in Żejtun, August 2013.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ejhs_tjLZ4&amp;feature=share Event at Marsaxlokk Waterpolo Club, 21 September 2012].</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRYWVhWF33w Performing at Trust Bar, Żejtun, August 2013.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">* [</ins>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfFSTmv29kc Performing in Żejtun, August 2013<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[</ins>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRYWVhWF33w Performing at Trust Bar, Żejtun, August 2013<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{DEFAULTSORT:Gravina,Mario s-Sipa}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{DEFAULTSORT:Gravina,Mario s-Sipa}}</div></td></tr> </table>

SteveBorg http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Mario_Gravina_s-Sipa&diff=8781&oldid=prev 2013-08-19T16:53:06Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:53, 19 August 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l22">Line 22:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 22:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRYWVhWF33w Performing at Trust Bar, Żejtun, August 2013.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRYWVhWF33w Performing at Trust Bar, Żejtun, August 2013.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{DEFAULTSORT:Gravina,Mario s-Sipa}}</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:A-Z of the Malta Music Scene]]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>added <a href="/wiki/Category:Born_in_1955" title="Category:Born in 1955">Category:Born in 1955</a> using <a href="/wiki/Help:Gadget-HotCat" title="Help:Gadget-HotCat">HotCat</a></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:48, 19 August 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l26">Line 26:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 26:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Singers from Malta]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Singers from Malta]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Għannejja]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Għannejja]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Born in 1955]]</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 20:08, 12 August 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As a fourteen year old Gravina was also influenced by &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; broadcasted on the Redifussion service, and two folk singers from his hometown, [[Leli Azzopardi l-Bugazz]] and [[Salvu Pace s-Sulari]]. Four years later he started folk singing in public, at Joe’s Bar in Xgħajra, together with Joe l-Għasfur, [[Mikiel Cutajar Is-Superstar]], [[Ġużeppi Cesare s-Santuċċi]] and [[Salvu Cassar Il-Ħamra]].  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As a fourteen year old Gravina was also influenced by &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; broadcasted on the Redifussion service, and two folk singers from his hometown, [[Leli Azzopardi l-Bugazz]] and [[Salvu Pace s-Sulari]]. Four years later he started folk singing in public, at Joe’s Bar in Xgħajra, together with Joe l-Għasfur, [[Mikiel Cutajar Is-Superstar]], [[Ġużeppi Cesare s-Santuċċi]] and [[Salvu Cassar Il-Ħamra]].  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Salvu Pace s-Sulari remains his favourite folk singer, since Gravina believes that he came up with punchy and calculated replies, &#039;&#039;rispostuż tajjeb&#039;&#039; in improvised verse bouts. A famous example of this was Sulari’s bout with another għana stalwart [[Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj]], <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">known </del>as &#039;&#039;Tal-Bejta&#039;&#039;, where Sulari used his mastery of linguistic double entendre to his advantage.   </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Salvu Pace s-Sulari remains his favourite folk singer, since Gravina believes that he came up with punchy and calculated replies, &#039;&#039;rispostuż tajjeb&#039;&#039; in improvised verse bouts. A famous example of this was Sulari’s bout with another għana stalwart [[Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj]], <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">referred by enthusiasts </ins>as &#039;&#039;Tal-Bejta&#039;&#039; <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">bout</ins>, where Sulari used his mastery of linguistic double entendre to his advantage.   </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> </table>

SteveBorg http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Mario_Gravina_s-Sipa&diff=8271&oldid=prev 2013-08-12T20:03:29Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 20:03, 12 August 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Mario Gravina s-Sipa&#039;&#039;&#039; [[File:Mario Gravina Is-Sipa.jpg|340px|thumb|right|Mario Gravina s-Sipa]] is an improvised verse folk singer. He was born on the 24th March 1955 and hails from Tarxien. He is employed as an electrical assistant with the statal energy supplier.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Mario Gravina s-Sipa&#039;&#039;&#039; [[File:Mario Gravina Is-Sipa.jpg|340px|thumb|right|Mario Gravina s-Sipa<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>]] is an improvised verse folk singer. He was born on the 24th March 1955 and hails from Tarxien. He is employed as an electrical assistant with the statal energy supplier.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He grew up in an &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; environment through his mother Ġużeppa’s &#039;&#039;għana tal-banju&#039;&#039;, washerwoman folk singing which she sang at home. His family nickname is inherited from his grandfather Ġamri s-Sipa, who was a boxer from a Tarxien family known as Tal-Giża.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He grew up in an &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; environment through his mother Ġużeppa’s &#039;&#039;għana tal-banju&#039;&#039;, washerwoman folk singing which she sang at home. His family nickname is inherited from his grandfather Ġamri s-Sipa, who was a boxer from a Tarxien family known as Tal-Giża.</div></td></tr> </table>

SteveBorg http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Mario_Gravina_s-Sipa&diff=8270&oldid=prev 2013-08-12T20:02:17Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 20:02, 12 August 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l14">Line 14:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 14:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Gravina sincerely explains that folk singing is his only passion in life, and doubts if he would be immersed as a folksinger given another chance to turn the clock back, considering  that &#039;&#039;spirtu pront&#039;&#039; at times causes friction between folk singers, if their improvised verses are applied outside the unwritten code of ethics based on respect and gentlemanliness.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Gravina sincerely explains that folk singing is his only passion in life, and doubts if he would be immersed as a folksinger given another chance to turn the clock back, considering  that &#039;&#039;spirtu pront&#039;&#039; at times causes friction between folk singers, if their improvised verses are applied outside the unwritten code of ethics based on respect and gentlemanliness.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On the other hand, it is spontaneity that only &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; can provide, that fires him up to folk sing whenever an opportunity presents itself.     </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On the other hand, it is <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>spontaneity that only &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; can provide, that fires him up to folk sing whenever an opportunity presents itself.     </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> </table>

SteveBorg http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Mario_Gravina_s-Sipa&diff=8269&oldid=prev 2013-08-12T20:01:06Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 20:01, 12 August 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l10">Line 10:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 10:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Mario Gravina 6 Awissu 2013.jpg|340px|thumb|left|Mario Gravina s-Sipa folk singing at the Trust Bar, Żejtun, 6th August 2013.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:Mario Gravina 6 Awissu 2013.jpg|340px|thumb|left|Mario Gravina s-Sipa folk singing at the Trust Bar, Żejtun, 6th August 2013.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Gravina has never folk sung a ballad, but pays reference to [[Mikiel Cutajar Is-<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Superstar’s </del>&#039;&#039;Isard du Pont&#039;&#039; and those by [[Żeppi Spagnol Il-Kelba]]. He is however very active in the local folk scene, performing in several events around Malta, especially in those organised by [[Vince Cumbo tal-Iżgej]].  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Gravina has never folk sung a ballad, but pays reference to [[Mikiel Cutajar Is-<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Superstar]]’s </ins>&#039;&#039;Isard du Pont&#039;&#039; and those by [[Żeppi Spagnol Il-Kelba]]. He is however very active in the local folk scene, performing in several events around Malta, especially in those organised by [[Vince Cumbo tal-Iżgej]].  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Gravina sincerely explains that folk singing is his only passion in life, and doubts if he would be immersed as a folksinger given another chance to turn the clock back, considering  that &#039;&#039;spirtu pront&#039;&#039; at times causes friction between folk singers, if their improvised verses are applied outside the unwritten code of ethics based on respect and gentlemanliness.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Gravina sincerely explains that folk singing is his only passion in life, and doubts if he would be immersed as a folksinger given another chance to turn the clock back, considering  that &#039;&#039;spirtu pront&#039;&#039; at times causes friction between folk singers, if their improvised verses are applied outside the unwritten code of ethics based on respect and gentlemanliness.  </div></td></tr> </table>

SteveBorg http://www.m3p.com.mt/wiki/index.php?title=Mario_Gravina_s-Sipa&diff=8267&oldid=prev 2013-08-12T19:51:55Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:51, 12 August 2013</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He grew up in an &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; environment through his mother Ġużeppa’s &#039;&#039;għana tal-banju&#039;&#039;, washerwoman folk singing which she sang at home. His family nickname is inherited from his grandfather Ġamri s-Sipa, who was a boxer from a Tarxien family known as Tal-Giża.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He grew up in an &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; environment through his mother Ġużeppa’s &#039;&#039;għana tal-banju&#039;&#039;, washerwoman folk singing which she sang at home. His family nickname is inherited from his grandfather Ġamri s-Sipa, who was a boxer from a Tarxien family known as Tal-Giża.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As a fourteen year old Gravina was also influenced by &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; broadcasted on the Redifussion service, and two folk singers from his hometown, Leli Azzopardi l-Bugazz]] and [[Salvu Pace s-Sulari]]. Four years later he started folk singing in public, at Joe’s Bar in Xgħajra, together with Joe l-Għasfur, [[Mikiel Cutajar Is-Superstar]], [[Ġużeppi Cesare s-Santuċċi]] and [[Salvu Cassar Il-Ħamra]].  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>As a fourteen year old Gravina was also influenced by &#039;&#039;għana&#039;&#039; broadcasted on the Redifussion service, and two folk singers from his hometown, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>Leli Azzopardi l-Bugazz]] and [[Salvu Pace s-Sulari]]. Four years later he started folk singing in public, at Joe’s Bar in Xgħajra, together with Joe l-Għasfur, [[Mikiel Cutajar Is-Superstar]], [[Ġużeppi Cesare s-Santuċċi]] and [[Salvu Cassar Il-Ħamra]].  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Salvu Pace s-Sulari remains his favourite folk singer, since Gravina believes that he came up with punchy and calculated replies, &#039;&#039;rispostuż tajjeb&#039;&#039; in improvised verse bouts. A famous example of this was Sulari’s bout with another għana stalwart [[Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj]], known as &#039;&#039;Tal-Bejta&#039;&#039;, where Sulari used his mastery of linguistic double entendre to his advantage.   </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Salvu Pace s-Sulari remains his favourite folk singer, since Gravina believes that he came up with punchy and calculated replies, &#039;&#039;rispostuż tajjeb&#039;&#039; in improvised verse bouts. A famous example of this was Sulari’s bout with another għana stalwart [[Frans Baldacchino l-Budaj]], known as &#039;&#039;Tal-Bejta&#039;&#039;, where Sulari used his mastery of linguistic double entendre to his advantage.   </div></td></tr> </table>

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