Tony Esposito (musician)
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Antonio "Tony" Esposito (born 15 July 1950) is an Italian musician
, singer-songwriter
and drummer
from Italy
.
.
He is well known for his 1984 hit single "Kalimba de Luna
" from his album Il grande esploratore.
In 1987 his single "Papa Chico
" was #1 in The Netherlands for 5 weeks.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
from Italy
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...
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Career
Esposito was born in NaplesNaples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
.
He is well known for his 1984 hit single "Kalimba de Luna
Kalimba de Luna
"Kalimba de Luna" is a 1984 single by Italian musician Tony Esposito, taken from his album Il grande esploratore. The single reached #6 in the Swiss charts and #14 in the Italian charts. A cover was produced by Jacques Fred Petrus for the band Macho the same year.-Boney M. version:Kalimba de Luna...
" from his album Il grande esploratore.
In 1987 his single "Papa Chico
Papa Chico
"Papa Chico" is a song by Italian drummer Tony Esposito from his album As tu as . Topping the charts in Austria, The Netherlands and Italy, "Papa Chico" became his biggest hit after "Kalimba de Luna" . Both songs were covered by Boney M....
" was #1 in The Netherlands for 5 weeks.
Discography
- Rosso napoletano (1975)
- Processione sul mare (1976)
- Procession of the Heirophants (1976)
- Gente distratta (1977)
- La banda del sole (1978)
- Tamburo (1982)
- Il grande esploratore (1984)
- As tu as (1985)
- Papa Chico (1985)
- Tony Esposito (1987)
- Tony Esposito (anthology, 1997)
- Villaggio globale (1990)
- Tropico (1996)
- Viaggio tribale (2003)
Collaborations
- 1972: Aria, by Alan SorrentiAlan Sorrenti- Biography :Sorrenti was born in Naples, but his mother was Welsh, and he spent much of his childhood in Aberystwyth, WalesSorrenti's career began in the early 1970s...
- 1973: Come un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto, by Alan SorrentiAlan Sorrenti- Biography :Sorrenti was born in Naples, but his mother was Welsh, and he spent much of his childhood in Aberystwyth, WalesSorrenti's career began in the early 1970s...
- 1973: Il re non si diverte, by Roberto VecchioniRoberto VecchioniRoberto Vecchioni is an Italian singer-songwriter and writer.-Biography:Vecchioni was born in Carate Brianza, province of Milan, to a family of Neapolitan origin. In 1968 he graduated in Classical Literature at the Università Cattolica of Milan, where he remained for two years as assistant...
- 1973: Opera buffa, by Francesco GucciniFrancesco GucciniFrancesco Guccini is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important Cantautori. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live albums. He is also a writer, having published autobiographic and noir novels, and a comics...
- 1974: I buoni e i cattivi, by Edoardo BennatoEdoardo BennatoEdoardo Bennato is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is the brother of the singer-songwriter Eugenio Bennato.-Biography:...
- 1974: Stanze di vita quotidianaStanze di vita quotidianaStanze di vita quotidiana is an album of Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini. It was released in 1974 by EMI Italiana. The title means "Stanzas of today's life": each song is entitled "Canzone of...", and deals, often with pessimistic of melancholic tone, with aspects of life, such as...
, by Francesco Guccini - 1974: Francesco De Gregori, by Francesco De GregoriFrancesco De GregoriFrancesco De Gregori is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is popularly known as "Il Principe Poeta" , a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics.-1970s:...
- 1975: Io che non sono l'imperatore, by Edoardo BennatoEdoardo BennatoEdoardo Bennato is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is the brother of the singer-songwriter Eugenio Bennato.-Biography:...
- 1975: La valle dei templi, by PerigeoPerigeoPerigeo are an Italian progressive rock group that released a group of albums for RCA Italiana in the 1970s. Several of the members went on to have long careers in jazz....
- 1975: La torre di Babele by Edoardo BennatoEdoardo BennatoEdoardo Bennato is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is the brother of the singer-songwriter Eugenio Bennato.-Biography:...
- 1976: Automobili, by Lucio DallaLucio DallaLucio Dalla is a popular Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He also plays clarinet and keyboards.He is the composer of Caruso , which has been covered by numerous international artists...
- 1977: Samarcanda, by Roberto VecchioniRoberto VecchioniRoberto Vecchioni is an Italian singer-songwriter and writer.-Biography:Vecchioni was born in Carate Brianza, province of Milan, to a family of Neapolitan origin. In 1968 he graduated in Classical Literature at the Università Cattolica of Milan, where he remained for two years as assistant...
- 1981: Vai mò, by Pino DanielePino DanielePino Daniele is an Italian vocalist, composer, and musician, whose influences cover a wide number of genres, fusing pop, blues, jazz, Italian and Middle eastern music into his own unique brand of world music.-Studio albums:...
- 2007: Il mio nome è Pino Daniele e vivo qui, by Pino Daniele
- 2008: Ricomincio da 30, by Pino Daniele