Domani

Domani / Che Tempo Che Fa / Mr. Switzerland

In response to the major earthquake that hit central Italy on April 21,  a song has been recorded to raise money in support of the people of Abrezzo. The song, “Domani 21-04-09,” features a large cast of Italian singers, including: Jovanotti, Laura Pausini, Gianna Nannini, Gianni Morandi, Nek, Antonello Vendetti, Tiziano Ferro, and Zucchero. The song will be released in the coming days, as well as a supporting video. All publishing and recording rights deriving from the sale of the track will be donated to the “Salviamo l’arte in Abruzzo.”

Last Saturday, Zucchero was a guest on RAI 3’s Che Tempo Che Fa for an interview, and six (!) performances in promotion of Live in Italy. Zucchero sang (live, music was backing tape) Con Le Mani, Solo Una Sana, Diavolo In Me, Sympathy, Diamante and X Colpa Di Chi? and discussed his feature plans. The full 45 minutes of Zucchero pressence can be seen here

Finally, this Saturday, Zucchero will be in Switzerland to perform during the Mr. Switzerland competition. The show will be broadcast live on Swiss TV.

Sanremo

Last week Irene Fornaciari was one of the competitors in the Sanremo festival, and she was backed by the members of Adelmo e i Sorapis: Zucchero, Dodi Battagli, Maurizio Vandelli and Fio Zanotti (as well as Zucchero’s drummer Adriano Molinari). Irene sang Spiove il Sole, and the different band members performed a medley of hits.

Spiove il Sole

Medley, including Baila (sexy thing)

Pavarotti Tribute DVD / San Remo Festival

Last year Zucchero was one of the artists participating in a tribute concert to celebrate the life of Luciano Pavarotti and raise money for UNHCR in Petra, Jordany. Now, a dvd of this concert, which also included performers such as Andrea Bocelli, Sting, Laura Pausini, Jovanotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, is available. Zucchero performs two songs (Va, Pensiero and Nel Cosi Blu) and delivers a speech about Pavarotti.

At the end of this month, the annual San Remo Festival will take place once again, and for the first time since 2001 (when Zucchero (co-)wrote both the winning and running up songs performed by Elisa and Giorgia) Zucchero will be an active participant, this time backing his daughter Irene, with the fellow members of his band Adelmo E I Sorapis, on the song “Spiove Il Sole”, which will be contending in the Proposet category (as far as we can tell intended for younger artists).

Live in Italy on sale / Italian Tour

Live on Italy is now available throughout Europe. The 2cd/2dvd package can be bought online from nearly every version of Amazon. The official Zucchero store has two versions of the package available, the normal one, and a book version with many pictures made during the concerts. For more info see this website.

The 2007/2008 tour, meanwhile, is about to end, with the final leg ending in Italy this week. Last week in Rome Zucchero was joined on stage by Jeff Beck, the first time the two have performed live together (though not the first time they have worked together: Beck recorded the guitar solo’s on the studio versions of “Papa Perche” and the ZU & Co version of “Come il Sole All’Improvviso”). Meanwhile, the December 9 concert in Bolzano had the following setlist:

- Iruben Me
- Una Carezza
- Occhi
- Tutti I Colori Della Mia Vita
- Bacco Perbacco
- Amen
- Cuba Libre
- Il Volo
- Blu
- Diamante
- Così Celeste
- Baila
- Overdose d’amore
- Il Mare…
- Indaco…
- Nel Così Blu
- Miss Mary
- L’urlo
- Con le Mani
- Pippo
- Solo una sana…
- Diavolo in Me

 
- Hi-De-Ho
- Menta e Rosmarino
- Miserere
- Per Colpa di Chi?
(thanks to Arcord on the Un po’ di Zucchero forum).

Tina Arena guests during Sydney show

Zucchero this week played his first ever concerts in Australia, and yesterday’s show in Sydney featured a special guest: Tina Arena joined Zucchero on stage, and a wonderful version of “Blue,” as well as some pretty cool dance moves by both singers, followed.

Zucchero and Tina Arena worked together on “Ahum” for 2004’s ZU & Co, and shared the stage during the Royal Albert Hall performance.

Live in Italy: tracklist

EIL.com and Bol.com have both released the tracklist for Live in Italy this week. The 2cd / 2dvd set will include a whopping 39 different songs, including three songs recorded during the rehearsals for the All the Best tour earlier this years (the new single Una Carezza, the cover Sympathy, and a new song called Oro e Blues). The collection is particularly heavy on material recorded during the 2007 Verona concerts (26 songs on the dvd), but also includes some of the songs that were only played during the All the Best tour (such as Tutti i colori della mia vita, Amen, Wonderful Life, Pippo, Menta e Rosmarino, Hey Man and the cover song Hi-De-Ho).

CD 1
1. Dune Mosse
2. Occhi
3. Quanti Anni Ho
4. Bacco Perbacco
5. Un Kilo
6. Cuba Libre
7. L’Amore E’ Nell’Aria
8. Il Volo
9. Diamante
10. Cosi’ Celeste
11. Baila (Sexy Thing)
12. Overdose D’Amore
13. Il Mare Impetuoso…
14. It’S Allright
15. Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo
16. Nel Cosi’ Blu
17. E’ Delicato

CD 2
1. L’Urlo
2. Con Le Mani
3. Solo Una Sana Consapevole Libidine…
4. Diavolo In Me
5. You Are So Beautiful
6. Tutti I Colori Della Mia Vita
7. Rispetto
8. Pippo
9. Wonderful Life
10. Hey Man
11. Menta E Rosmarino
12. Hi De Ho
13. Miserere
14. Per Colpa Di Chi?
15. Sympathy
16. Una Carezza
17. Oro E Blues

Dvd 1
1. Dune Mosse
2. Occhi
3. Quanti Anni Ho
4. Bacco Perbacco
5. Pronto
6. Un Kilo
7. Cuba Libre
8. L’Amore E’ Nell’Aria
9. Il Volo
10. Diamante
11. Cosi’ Celeste
12. Baila (Sexy Thing)
13. Overdose D’Amore
14. Il Mare Impetuoso…
15. It’S Allright
16. Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo
17. Nel Cosi’ Blu
18. E’ Delicato
19. Wonderful World
20. L’Urlo
21. Con Le Mani
22. Solo Una Sana Consapevole Libidine
23. Diavolo In Me
24. Senza Una Donna
25. Madre Dolcissima
26. You Are So Beautiful

Dvd 2
1. Tutti I Colori Della Mia Vita
2. Amen
3. Rispetto
4. Pippo
5. Wonderful Life
6. Hey Man
7. Menta E Rosmarino
8. Hi De Ho
9. Miserere
10. Per Colpa Di Chi?

Live in Italy: 2cd tracklist

Eil.com has published the tracklist for Live in Italy, which will be released two weeks from now. The cd is mostly based on recordings made during the 2007 Verona shows, but also includes some cuts from the 2008 San Siro concert, as well as three brand new studio tracks:

CD1: 1. Dune Mosse 2. Occhi 3. Quanti Anni Ho 4. Bacco Perbacco 5. Un Kilo 6. Cuba Libre 7. L’amore E’ Nell’aria 8. Il Volo 9. Diamante 10. Cosi’ Celeste 11. Baila (Sexy Thing) 12. Overdose D’amore 13. Il Mare Impetuoso… 14. It’s Allright 15. Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo 16. Nel Cosi’ Blu 17. E’ Delicat CD2: 1. L’urlo 2. Con Le Mani 3. Solo Una Sana Consapevole Libidine… 4. Diavolo In Me 5. You Are So Beautiful 6. Hey Man 7. Menta E Rosmarino 8. Rispetto 9. Pippo 10. Hi De Ho 11. Wonderful Life 12. Tutti I Colori Della Mia Vita 13. Miserere 14. Per Colpa Di Chi? 15. Sympathy 16. Una Carezza 17. Oro E Blues

The package will also include a 2dvd set, but the specific tracklist for that is not yet available.

Una Carezza

Since last friday the new Zucchero single “Una Carezza” is played on radio stations throughout Italy. The song’s music and lyrics are written by Zucchero, and are a tribute to his mother Rina Bondavalli in Fornaciari, who passed away in November 2001. “Una Carezza” was previously recorded by Zucchero’s daughter Irene Fornaciari, and released on her debut album, and is one of several new studio songs that will be a part of “Live in Italy”, the new live album/dvd which will see its release at the end of next month.

Although no official video has been released (yet), the song can be listened to on Youtube:

New Single: Una Carezza

As reported earlier, this week will see the radio release of a brand new Zucchero song. “Una Carezza”, written by Zucchero, previously recorded by Zucchero’s daughter Irene Fornaciari on her album “Vertigini in Fiore,” and dedicated to Zucchero’s late mother Rina Bondavalli, will be on Italian radio stations from this friday on.

“Una Carezza” is one of “a series” of inedited tracks on Live In Italy, the 2cd/2dvd live collection of last year’s Verona concerts and this year’s San Siro concert, which will be released on November 28. No tracklist of that collection is available yet.