Mama Corsica Mama Corsica "Mama Corsica" is a song by French singer Patrick Fiori, written in Corsican and French and composed by François Valéry. The song represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, where it came in fourth place. The song is in praise of Corsica itself, with Fiori likening the island to a mother taking pity on all who come to her. The majority of the song is in French, however Fiori also tells the island ""tonight I am singing in Corsican for you"", which he then does, singing that it is as if the whole world were doing so.
Music of Corsica that partly as a result of commercial recordings, "indigenous music has been pulled from the brink of the grave and grown to take its place as a national emblem." Corsican traditional music, however, does not necessarily fit the typical definition of "world music", as it is generally recorded on the island of Corsica, difficult to find and listen to outside of Corsica, and not concerned with sounding "suited to the disco floor". Corsican traditional music also does not fit the typical definition of "folk music", as there is not a clear definition between "educated exponents of the tradition and the