Giuliano Palma & the Bluebeaters
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Giuliano Palma and the Bluebeaters are a rising cover band in Italy
and perform a mix of reggae
, ska
and rocksteady
. Formed in 1994, the Bluebeaters comprises musicians of the Italian
groups Casino Royale (Giuliano Palma, Ferdinando Masi, Patrick Benifei), of Africa Unite (Bunna
, Paolo Parpaglione, Cato Senatore) and of the Fratelli di Soledad (Zorro).
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and perform a mix of reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
and rocksteady
Rocksteady
Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor to ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was performed by Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, The Maytals and The Paragons. The term rocksteady comes from a dance style that was mentioned in the Alton...
. Formed in 1994, the Bluebeaters comprises musicians of the Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
groups Casino Royale (Giuliano Palma, Ferdinando Masi, Patrick Benifei), of Africa Unite (Bunna
Bunna
, also romanized as Bunwa, was a Japanese era name of the Northern Court during the Era of Northern and Southern Courts after Kannō and before Enbun. This period spanned the years from September 1352 through March 1356. The emperor in Kyoto was...
, Paolo Parpaglione, Cato Senatore) and of the Fratelli di Soledad (Zorro).
Members as of 2005
- Giuliano Palma, voice, a.k.a. “The King”, formerly of Casino Royale
- Bunna, bass guitar, from Africa Unite
- Sheldon Gregg, bass guitar, from the New York Ska Jazz Ensamble
- Ferdinando Masi, drums, formerly of Casino Royale
- Cato Senatore, guitar, from Africa Unite
- Paolo Parpaglione, saxophone, a.k.a. “The Angelo”, from Africa Unite
- Gigi De Gaspari, trombone, a.k.a. “Mr. T-Bone”
- Peter Truffa, piano and keyboard, from the New York Ska Jazz Ensemble
- Fabio Merigo, guitar, from the Reggae National Tickets
Discography
- The Album (KingSizeRecords, 9 June 1999)
- The Album widened edition (KingSizeRecords/V2 Records, October 2000)
- The Wonderful Live (KingSizeRecords/V2 Records, October 2001) (Live)
- Long Playing (V2 Records, 30 September 2005)
- Boogaloo (V2 RECORDS, 12 October 2007)
- Combo (V2 RECORDS, 6 November 2009)
External links
- Italian Wikipedia
- Official Site