Paghjella

Summary

Paghjella is a Corsican multipart singing practice with secular and liturgical repertoires. Distinct vocal functions enter into a compact, responsive texture, often sung by a small group standing close together. Its identity lies in the interaction of lines, language, resonance and remembered local manner, not simply in the fact that several people harmonize. The broader image of Corsican polyphony includes other arrangements and repertories, so a large concert choir should not automatically be treated as an example of this particular art.

Contemporary and trending

The practice continues through community singers, religious occasions, teaching, cultural associations and public performance. Concert groups and recordings have made Corsican multipart music widely recognizable, while safeguarding work addresses the more particular conditions of oral transmission. These overlapping worlds should remain distinct: international enthusiasm for a polished ensemble does not necessarily describe everyday learning in every village. New participants and changing performance settings can sustain the art, but meaningful continuity requires attention to listening, role knowledge and repertoire rather than only the preservation of a dramatic choral effect.

History

Corsican communities maintained orally transmitted singing in both secular social life and religious settings. Twentieth-century social change and migration affected transmission, while cultural renewal and professional ensembles brought renewed public visibility. Heritage recognition highlighted vulnerabilities rather than certifying an unchanged or universally flourishing practice. The relationship between local singers and staged polyphony is therefore part of the subject's history. Older repertories, religious texts and later artistic projects can coexist without being identical. A useful account follows who learns, where people meet and how songs circulate, not only the dates of famous groups' recordings.

Musical characteristics

The main vocal roles are usually described as the secunda, bassu and terza. Their entries and interactions create a recognizable texture, with the middle line providing a structural reference and the upper voice adding expressive movement. Ornament and timing depend on coordinated listening, while resonance and the physical closeness of singers help shape the sound. Text and phrasing vary with repertoire and occasion. Listen to the arrival of each line and how a held sound changes as another voice moves against it. This is an active negotiated ensemble relationship rather than fixed chords stacked one above another.

Geography and communities

The appropriate first field is a connected Corsican cultural landscape, with particular attention to the northern and interior communities associated with transmission. Bastia and other public centers matter, but surrounding villages and family networks are not empty spaces between concert venues. The island's geography supports a broad coherent field rather than many small urban mushrooms. Mainland Corsican communities and touring audiences extend reception, yet they should not be painted with equivalent rooted density merely because a group performed there. The map illustrates a community practice with uneven local participation, not every form of Corsican musical identity.

Artists

Traditional small-group singers and local religious or community ensembles are the primary representative practitioners. Groups such as A Filetta and Canta u Populu Corsu are useful routes into the wider revival and concert world, provided their full repertoires are not labeled paghjella indiscriminately. Archive and heritage documentation help identify specific forms and local approaches. Compare an intimate small-group performance with a staged polyphonic arrangement, noticing the number of voices, textual context and freedom of interaction. The differences reveal creative choices without requiring either setting to be dismissed as culturally empty.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile

Repertoire	Field use	Notes
traditional	regional	Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.

MuGlobe representative performances

Artist	Performance / song / title	Embedded player URL	Notes	Repertoire kind	Repertoire date	Recording date	Format	Opening	Places	Fit	Evidence	Review note
A Filetta	A paghjella di l’impiccati — live, 2019	https://www.youtube.com/embed/WZbZPXrdj6Q	The ensemble’s own concert release presents its Corsican polyphony in a modern staged setting. The named paghjella provides a specific listening example rather than treating all Corsican choral music as the same form.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.
I Muvrini	Paghjella — Quorum	https://www.youtube.com/embed/y7-LkLNykYI	Official audio explicitly identifies this traditional polyphonic piece as paghjella. It complements A Filetta while avoiding the assumption that every Corsican pop recording is an example of the traditional vocal form. Embedded playback is currently unavailable (YouTube code 150); the recording reference is retained.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Playback blocked: YouTube embedding error 150 observed 22 October 2026. Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.
Quintina	Paghjella à a luna - Quintina	https://www.youtube.com/embed/vu4KOQJ4NjU	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Quintina Gruppu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Video publication: 2026-08-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Quintina Gruppu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct.
Spartera	Paghjella di cursichella	https://www.youtube.com/embed/YP-c6FIHYkA	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: SPARTERA - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-07-11; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named Paghjella di cursichella;2026release and upload are not asserted original sessions. Video publication: 2026-07-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: SPARTERA - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-07-11; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named Paghjella di cursichella;2026release and upload are not asserted original sessions.
Una Fiara Nova	Una Fiara Nova - Paghjella | Festival concerts du Louron | Loudenvielle 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/zPKrOilx1No	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Chants d'ici et d'ailleurs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Video publication: 2026-04-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Chants d'ici et d'ailleurs. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct.
Una Fiara Nova	Paghjella di Ponte-Novu - Una Fiara Nova	https://www.youtube.com/embed/QuC9x5_VkF0	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Una Fiara Nova . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Video publication: 2026-04-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Una Fiara Nova . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct.
A Filetta	A FILETTA — A Muntagnera (live 2019)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/tOPmT2nPC6Y	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: A FILETTA. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2019. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named A Muntagnera vocal rendition, not generic ensemble footage. Video publication: 2025-02-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2019	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: A FILETTA. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2019. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named A Muntagnera vocal rendition, not generic ensemble footage.
Local paghjellaghji — Peru Casevechje (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ Paghjelle In Peru Casevechje (2024)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/19orP21flwE	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2024. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2024-12-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2024	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2024. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Local paghjellaghji — Tagliu (individual names uncredited)	Paghjelle in Tagliu (archive rare, 1999)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/J4-witVANeM	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1999. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2024-02-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	1999	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1999. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Local paghjellaghji — Peru Casevechje (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ 9 Minute Di Paghjelle In Peru Casevechje (2023)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/YhR5-N0Nu6Y	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2023. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2023-12-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2023	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2023. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
L’Arcusgi	L'Arcusgi - Paghjella (1989)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/rNAFENgvE8s	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Kywx01. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1988-12. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Resistenza1989release versus explicit BastiaDecember1988session; different documented master from the2002release item. Video publication: 2023-09-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	1988-12	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Kywx01. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1988-12. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Resistenza1989release versus explicit BastiaDecember1988session; different documented master from the2002release item.
Una Fiara Nova	Paghjella	https://www.youtube.com/embed/LkxXIq-O0Nc	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Release - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Primary distributed U Focu di a Vita recording of Paghjella. Video publication: 2023-05-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Release - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Primary distributed U Focu di a Vita recording of Paghjella.
A Filetta	Paghjella	https://www.youtube.com/embed/TKhJXE7-j5w	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: A FILETTA. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2001-08-01; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Distributor identifies2001release, not original recording date. Video publication: 2023-03-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: A FILETTA. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2001-08-01; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Distributor identifies2001release, not original recording date.
Una Fiara Nova	Kyrie - Una Fiara Nova (live Aldimusica 2022)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/6GrFoEAhz1I	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: MalaCella. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2022. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Specific Kyrie filmed at Aldimusica; distinct from the Carbuccia2021 rendition. Video publication: 2023-03-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2022	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: MalaCella. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2022. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Specific Kyrie filmed at Aldimusica; distinct from the Carbuccia2021 rendition.
Una Fiara Nova	Kyrie -(A Filetta) Una Fiara Nova	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ko7kaPCmNAc	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Una Fiara Nova . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2021-11. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Video publication: 2022-09-09; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2021-11	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Una Fiara Nova . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2021-11. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct.
Jube Cantoris	Agnus Dei de Sermanu - Concert des 500 ans du jubé de Villemaur-sur-Vanne	https://www.youtube.com/embed/qrBL2foUyf8	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: MUSIQUE SACRÉE. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2021-07-04. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Explicit choral arrangement of the Sermanu sacred repertoire; a contemporary interpretation, not asserted as an intimate village trio. Video publication: 2021-08-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2021-07-04	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: MUSIQUE SACRÉE. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2021-07-04. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Explicit choral arrangement of the Sermanu sacred repertoire; a contemporary interpretation, not asserted as an intimate village trio.
A Stonda	A STONDA - Quandu m'arrizzu la mane (Couvent Dominicain de l’Annonciation, Paris, 7 juin 2019)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/JU4kCgjaWpE	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: A Stonda. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2019-06-07. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Video publication: 2021-03-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2019-06-07	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: A Stonda. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2019-06-07. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct.
Mathieu Burini and fellow singers	Paghjella di u cane biancu	https://www.youtube.com/embed/t82RvuG55SM	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Mathieu Burini. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Video publication: 2020-08-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Mathieu Burini. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct.
Maria Abatantuono	Lu fattore, paghjella	https://www.youtube.com/embed/pho7eSTjB6A	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Maria Abatantuono. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Artist expressly sings all three parts herself; actual human multitrack reinterpretation distinguished from a live village trio. Video publication: 2020-04-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Maria Abatantuono. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Artist expressly sings all three parts herself; actual human multitrack reinterpretation distinguished from a live village trio.
Local paghjellaghji of Campile (individual names uncredited)	🎵 Paghjelle in Campile	https://www.youtube.com/embed/PhoLYZ6GiL0	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Primary community archive expressly identifies local paghjelle sung in Campile church; absence of individual names does not erase genuine documented music. Video publication: 2019-07-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Primary community archive expressly identifies local paghjelle sung in Campile church; absence of individual names does not erase genuine documented music.
Les Voix de l’Émotion	Paghjella : A biasgina – Les Voix de l'Émotion	https://www.youtube.com/embed/A1Xrhi5-CaY	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Chants Corses - Ricordu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named Rusiu/Vuleria/Biasgina paghjelle in primary Ricordu repertoire. Album/reissue dates remain separate from sessions. Video publication: 2018-11-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Chants Corses - Ricordu. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named Rusiu/Vuleria/Biasgina paghjelle in primary Ricordu repertoire. Album/reissue dates remain separate from sessions.
I Muvrini; Jean-François Luciani	Jean-François LUCIANI - I MUVRINI - Barbara furtuna	https://www.youtube.com/embed/jQbCB7bIYIc	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Jean-François Luciani. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Specific traditional Barbara furtuna rendition; no claim all ensemble repertoire is paghjella. Video publication: 2018-09-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Jean-François Luciani. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Specific traditional Barbara furtuna rendition; no claim all ensemble repertoire is paghjella.
Local paghjellaghji — Portivechju (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ Paghjella in Portivechju (2018)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/spdmc6-XEPo	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2018. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2018-07-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2018	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2018. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Local paghjellaghji — E Piazzole (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ Serata Ricordi di Petru-Pà in E Piazzole (2018)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/MfADVrYpbiw	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2018. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2018-05-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2018	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2018. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Local paghjellaghji — Sotta (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ Serata Ricordi di Petru-Pà in Sotta (2017)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/yfT841eEwzg	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2017-12-13; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2017	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Local paghjellaghji — Ponte Novu (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ Paghjella di Ponte Novu (2017)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/ItUwaHgO_iA	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2017-10-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2017	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Local paghjellaghji — Tavera (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ Serata Ricordi Di Petru-Pà In Tavera (2017)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/fQMMIbBuiYI	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2017-04-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2017	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Local paghjellaghji — I Fulelli (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ Paghjella Pè I Fulelli (2017)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/n1R27TqDg1c	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2017-02-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2017	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2017. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Local paghjellaghji — A Terrazza (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ Serata Ricordi di Petru-Pà à A Terrazza (2016)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/XtZB2n5zIgA	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2016. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2016-08-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2016	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2016. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Local paghjellaghji — Cargiaca (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ Serata Ricordi di Petru-Pà in Cargiaca (2016)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/4ZJx5aLyrcQ	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2016. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2016-08-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2016	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2016. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Local paghjellaghji — Alisgiani (individual names uncredited)	Chant Corse ⸱ Paghjella in Alisgiani (2016)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/_FWgrIVo9Fc	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2016. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2016-06-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2016	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2016. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Corsican liturgical singers (individual names uncredited)	Chant sacré : Kyrie Eleison	https://www.youtube.com/embed/MRYEYUE3bp4	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: piaghjinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1994-07. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Actual Kyrie from FR Corse Territoires/A Paghjella programme; generic uploader name is not substituted for performers. Video publication: 2015-09-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	1994-07	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: piaghjinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1994-07. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Actual Kyrie from FR Corse Territoires/A Paghjella programme; generic uploader name is not substituted for performers.
Serge et Dumè Sumente	Sanctus Polyphonie Sacrée Corse	https://www.youtube.com/embed/NSy9Sy3JjL4	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Serge et Dumè Sumente. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Specific sacred Sanctus performance at Bunifaziu; other authored pop/choral compositions are not blanket included. Video publication: 2015-08-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Serge et Dumè Sumente. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Specific sacred Sanctus performance at Bunifaziu; other authored pop/choral compositions are not blanket included.
Local paghjellaghji — Biguglia (individual names uncredited)	Paghjella in Biguglia (Chant corse)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/EdkhI4okgs4	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names. Video publication: 2015-07-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Ricordi di Petru-Pà. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Ricordi di Petru-Pà’s community recording identifies the actual local singing occasion. Honest uncredited personal names are retained rather than fabricated as publisher/celebrity names.
Jean-François Luciani	Jean-François LUCIANI - Paghjella	https://www.youtube.com/embed/pZB75Dp2S3k	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Jean-François Luciani. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Artist’s explicitly named Paghjella; later authored interpretation distinguished from anonymous oral-source pieces. Video publication: 2015-01-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Jean-François Luciani. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Artist’s explicitly named Paghjella; later authored interpretation distinguished from anonymous oral-source pieces.
Les Voix de l’Émotion	Paghjella, vuleria	https://www.youtube.com/embed/z4j4QdQ4iUo	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Les voix de l'émotion - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 1998-12-31; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named Rusiu/Vuleria/Biasgina paghjelle in primary Ricordu repertoire. Album/reissue dates remain separate from sessions. Video publication: 2014-12-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Les voix de l'émotion - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 1998-12-31; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named Rusiu/Vuleria/Biasgina paghjelle in primary Ricordu repertoire. Album/reissue dates remain separate from sessions.
Les Voix de l’Émotion	Barbara furtuna	https://www.youtube.com/embed/C9wpUbiGj-A	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Les voix de l'émotion - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 1998-12-31; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named traditional Barbara furtuna in the primary polyphonic repertoire, not every distributor release. Video publication: 2014-12-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Les voix de l'émotion - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 1998-12-31; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named traditional Barbara furtuna in the primary polyphonic repertoire, not every distributor release.
L’Arcusgi	Paghjella	https://www.youtube.com/embed/rpa8dFYFd2A	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: L'arcusgi - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2002-01-01; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named Paghjella, distributor release2002; session unknown. Video publication: 2014-12-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: L'arcusgi - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2002-01-01; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named Paghjella, distributor release2002; session unknown.
Les Voix de l’Émotion	Paghjella di Rusiu	https://www.youtube.com/embed/dZkws3vchvg	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Les voix de l'émotion - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2004-01-01; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named Rusiu/Vuleria/Biasgina paghjelle in primary Ricordu repertoire. Album/reissue dates remain separate from sessions. Video publication: 2014-11-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Les voix de l'émotion - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2004-01-01; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named Rusiu/Vuleria/Biasgina paghjelle in primary Ricordu repertoire. Album/reissue dates remain separate from sessions.
A Cumpania	Barbara furtuna	https://www.youtube.com/embed/PC8GIemhXm4	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: A Cumpania - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2005-01-01; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named traditional Barbara furtuna recording;2005 distributor release is not automatically session. Video publication: 2014-11-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: A Cumpania - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2005-01-01; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Named traditional Barbara furtuna recording;2005 distributor release is not automatically session.
Cunfraterna di a Serra; I Muvrini	Sainte DEVOTE 2014 - Cunfraterna di a Serra - I Muvrini (extrait 5)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/lzwHTN7UBzo	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Penitents bleus. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2014-01-25. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Specific sacred programme selection; other I Muvrini pop songs were not blanket imported. Video publication: 2014-01-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2014-01-25	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Penitents bleus. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2014-01-25. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Specific sacred programme selection; other I Muvrini pop songs were not blanket imported.
Local singers of the San Bertoli messa in paghjella	SAN BERTOLI (MESSA IN PAGHJELLA) fin	https://www.youtube.com/embed/r-thXYA-BHk	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: TrasTerritorSoni. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Video publication: 2012-09-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: TrasTerritorSoni. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct.
Canta u Populu Corsu; A Filetta	Canta u Populu Corsu & A Filetta - Paghjella	https://www.youtube.com/embed/aGiK4EOJ5Uo	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: obosnds. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Video publication: 2011-11-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: obosnds. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct.
A Filetta	A Filetta - Paghjella (traditional)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/RmrDOn7aVbo	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: vrije geluiden. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Video publication: 2011-03-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: vrije geluiden. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct.
A Filetta; Jean-Claude Acquaviva	A Filetta - Jean-Claude Acquaviva/ Benedictus (traditional)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/g4EpWPUsylM	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: vrije geluiden. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Specific traditional Benedictus vocal rendition, not every piece by A Filetta. Video publication: 2011-03-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: vrije geluiden. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Specific traditional Benedictus vocal rendition, not every piece by A Filetta.
A Filetta; Conductus Ensemble; Silvio Gabardi	A Filetta & Conductus - Paghjella	https://www.youtube.com/embed/6V5iRlIBYWM	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Conductus Ensemble. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Explicit contemporary ensemble collaboration on a named paghjella; labelled as an arrangement rather than a claim that every choral piece is the traditional practice. Video publication: 2010-12-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: Conductus Ensemble. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Explicit contemporary ensemble collaboration on a named paghjella; labelled as an arrangement rather than a claim that every choral piece is the traditional practice.
A Filetta	A Filetta : DVD Live In Citadella : A Paghjella di l'impiccati	https://www.youtube.com/embed/FU-wBJ4r3f0	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: CastaLibre. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Identified DVD rendition of A Paghjella di l’impiccati; separate from the existing documented2019 live version. Video publication: 2010-08-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: CastaLibre. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Identified DVD rendition of A Paghjella di l’impiccati; separate from the existing documented2019 live version.
Speranza	Speranza - Fiore (paghjella)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/FOR0diyD_PI	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: speranzabastia. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Actual complete Fiore paghjella in an informal rehearsal; musical rehearsal is not automatically instruction. Video publication: 2008-05-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 22 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Paghjella musical recording. Source: speranzabastia. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific Corsican secular/liturgical multipart repertoire reviewed against the current paghjella definition; not every Corsican song, choir or repertoire of a revival ensemble is automatically included. Recording and upload dates remain distinct. Actual complete Fiore paghjella in an informal rehearsal; musical rehearsal is not automatically instruction.

Related genres

Paghjella belongs within Corsican multipart song but does not encompass every chorus, authored song or instrumental arrangement from the island. Sardinian cantu a tenore and Dalmatian klapa are useful listening neighbors with different textures, communities and histories. A generic Mediterranean polyphony playlist can introduce these sounds, but it should not replace their specific names and social contexts. For discovery, follow the entry and function of the three main roles before focusing on overall harmony. Attention to words and occasion then reveals dimensions concealed by the familiar label a cappella.

References and further reading

• Paghjella inventory documentation — French Ministry of Culture

Hotspot mushrooms

Corsican transmission links villages, family networks and public centers across an island landscape. The first map should represent this continuity, especially the interior and northern communities, rather than confuse a list of concert venues with the geography of learning and practice.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms

ID	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Radius (km)	Strength	Notes
paghjella-corsican-community-landscape	Corsican village and community paghjella landscape	42.2	9.1	180	1	A broad island field includes interior communities between public performance centers.