MINO REITANO died yesterday, he has had 64 years old.
Mino Reitano was a singer very loved in Italy; borns in Calabria from a very poor family, studies 8 years piano, violin and trumpet in a Reggio Calabria's Conservatory and, with his brothers makes a group: "Fratelli Reitano" ( Reitano's Bros.) ; that groups plays together " Quarrymen " in Hamburg club, group that some time after will change the name in "Beatles"...
The success for Mino Reitano cames with Sanremo; He partecipates to Sanremo's Music Fest for many times: tha first time in 1967 with a song wrote by Battisti and Mogol "Non prego per me", sung with Hollies Group (n. 20 in that playlist); the Graham Nash's Group ..
In '68 the 2 biggest success:" Avevo un cuore (che ti amava tanto) " and " Una chitarra cento illusioni."
With earns of these 2 big success He bought in North Italy a sort of big 'ranch', called 'Reitanopoli', where all his family ( with parents, brothers and theirs families ) goes to lives together
Mino Reitano reminded to all italians also for that. his big generousity .
The most beautiful songs of Mino Reitano were romantic songs, but his tenore's voice could also to sing 'opera' and 'bel canto''s songs
As the big part of '60's singers, also Mino Reitano doens't has more big success in 80's and 90's, a heavy disease cannot permit to him continues to sing...
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MINO REITANO
AFTERHOURS
Afterhours is currently one of the band of influential alternative rock in Italy and Manuel Agnelli - the leader, voice and guitar - is considered one of the personality of usually music.
Agnelli is also the only component of the first band, that starts to play music in 1988.
Afterhours, that year will partecipate to Sanremo Italian Music Festival, a sort of 'scandal' between theirs funs..
The name of the group: Aftehours it's a tribute to Velvet Underground; in fact 'Afterhour is one of Them songs.
The Group, builded in '86 by Agnelli, sings in English language, the kind of music it's very particular, a sort of grunge, hard-rock and space-rock that I don't like, but They has a good number of funs and in '95, with a cover of Rino Gaetano 'Mio fratello è figlio unico' ( n. 11 in that video-playlist), a song in album 'Germi', the first in Italian language.
They has a good success and They are knows in all Italy.
That year, with the partecipation of 59th Sanremo Music Fest ( Febr. 18 - 21 ) They will have success and We'll hears Afterhours for the next months many many times...
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ROY PACI
ROY PACI is the biggest trumpet and jazzman living, in Italy .
Roy Paci, borns in Sicily on '69; trumpet, author and "head arrangement" maker; He recorded 390 music albums an played with many Word's Music Stars.
Roy Paci starts to sing piano when was a child, and when he was 10 years old, starts to play trumpet. Only 3 years later, he is the first trumpet of Augusta's City Band, Whith his big talent, Roy goes to play jazz with many Sicilian's Jazz groups.
To plays in many differents groups and in many Countries is the secret of that musician: His fame in Italian's world music is big and many music Stars wants the trumpet of Roy Paci's trumpet in theirs live concerts.
In '90 he went in Argentina where plays trumpet with many groups, he goes also in others Countries of South America, after in Senegal, Caribbean, North Europe, in many Music Festivals: in all Countries Roy plays music with different groups, while the 'sound' of these Countries influences Roy's music.
He partecipates also in many music projects as Amnesty International, Emergency; but also in Tv's shows, in movies' soundtracks, and other things.
These experiences and collaborations influenced Roy Paci's music: jazz, caribbean, african melodies, mambo, reggae, rock-folk, ska, traditional italian folk, and now, what is that 'kind of music'? That kind of music called "World Music".
A tipical song of Roy Paci is "Toda joia toda beleza", (n.1 of the video playlist), a big success of last summer...
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ORIETTA BERTI
Orietta Berti is a perfec example as the Italian Folk music has been the basis for all Italian music. The first Orietta Berti's success comes in '64 , with her only 19 years old.
For 11 times Orietta Berti went in Sanremo Music Festival, and between '60's and '70's She has her biggest success; only in 1995, ater 30 years of career She goes to Tv Shows to present music shows, or sport shows. her big popularity didn't decrease and now, still after 40 years, she invited to all italian music Shows.
The secret of Orietta Berti's 'evergreen success' are in the hervoice, very clear and in the italian folk music. of North Italy - She borns in Emilia-Romagna - made by walzer, polka, anche songs for childrens. I remember very well, that the first song I ever remind was 'Finchè la barca và" ( Still boat goes); that in the video playlist is at n.7, with a very 'strange' version with the violin of a big arist: "Angelo Branduardi".
In the video playlist I add 10 of Orietta Berti's songs, but I hope, in the future, to add others tipcally Italian folk songs that Orietta interpreted, songs that I didn't found in Youtube ( at the moment).
But I foud a site about Orietta Berti
Happy 2009 from BlogMasterPg
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