- country:Italy
- region:Sicily
- style(s):Mediterranean, Soul
- label:800A Records
- type:Solo
- gender:male
- instrumentation:vocal, guitar
- artist posted by:800A Records
Line up
- Alessio Bondì (Vocals, Guitar)
Links
Having written songs in English as a teenager, Bondì developed an interest in theatre
and moved to Rome, graduating as an actor at the Accademia di Arte Drammatica
Corrado Pani. During his time in Rome he was drawn back to the language of his
heritage, Sicilian, and he started working on the songs that would make up his debut
album, Sfardo. In 2017 Sfardo was released in ten countries, including Italy, Austria,
Belgium, Brasil, France, Germany, Luxemburg, Holland, Spain, Switzerland and UK, with
the lyrics translated into six languages including Italian, English, Spanish, French,
Portuguese and German. Amongst the multitude of praise and support for Sfardo,
including airplay on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Ulster, Alessio was described on Italian radio
as being “half way between Jeff Buckley and the Sicilian singer songwriter Rosa
Balistreri”. Nivuru was recorded and produced by Fabio Rizzo at Indigo Studios,
Palermo, Sicily. Alessio will be touring with his band across Europe in the Autumn 2018,
and will hit the UK in Spring 2019, more news to follow. With Nivuru he will continue to
establish himself as one of Europe’s most intriguing and multifaceted explorers and
alchemists of music from all across the globe.