Archive for February, 2009

Sanremo

February 23, 2009

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

February 8, 2009

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).