Lu Colombo band -Ciaparat

• country:Italy
• region:Mediterranean
• style(s):Mediterranean, Acoustic
• label:not signed
• type:Band, Quartet
• instrumentation:jazz combo
• artist posted by:Lu Colombo

Line up

• Andrea Brogi  (drums percussions)
• Lu Colombo (voice guitar)
• Marco Poggiolesi (guitar)
• Michele Staino  (bass)

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Lu Colombo, singer of “Maracaibo,” that resounding hit that hasn’t stopped playing since 1981, will launch her new EP “Danza” on June 15 on all online platforms. With a voice “that knows about life” and consistently innovative music, her appeal continues to cross generations and generate a sense of anticipation in young audiences.

The song “Danza," which gives the album its title, is a declaration of love for music and dance, both exalted for their evocative power and for their almost miraculous and healing effects. It is a song with a very particular sound, combining Latin suggestions with a Mediterranean climate, colored by Tony Esposito’s percussion.

This EP is a mosaic of pieces, featuring three unreleased songs— “Danza,” “Neve al Sole” and “Stelle” (all recorded from home in 2020)—who’s titles reveal a journey through poetry and the expressive power of text. New songs are paired with particularly iconic pieces from Lu’s rich musical career.

Thematically, the album confronts the complexity and beauty of life, with Lu Colombo recounting a personal story through a song about her father, in “Neve al Sole,” as well as her struggles with the first lockdown spent in Italy, in “Ali ali.” The latter song was recorded at home in 2020 in two different versions. In the first, Lu Colombo sings from her balcony to instill strength and courage into an Italy plunged into the tragedy of COVID. In the second, together with Luca Pozzuoli, the dramatic text is combined with reggae music, as though created to soften the sadness of the subject. It is a song constructed almost as an oxymoron, in the conviction that one must offer all possible vitality to overcome difficult moments.

The album alternates between socially committed themes—a genre in which Lu is already recognized for her songs on the subject of violence against women in the EP “Basta” —and decidedly cheerful ones like in “Stelle,” in which Lu reveals that life is more intelligent than we believe it to be, proposing reconciliation and celebration.

Other songs include: “Gina,” Lu’s most popular tune with international audiences at over 20,000 streams per day; an unreleased version of “Aurora,” one of Lu’s most beautiful pieces from the 1980s, performed at the 1984 edition of the Festivalbar national song competition; and “Rimini Ouagadougou,” the winning song of the 1985 Saint Vincent Festival.

Out of Lu’s many facets, the characteristic that shines most throughout “Danza” is her intimate voice. Sergio S. Sacchi of Club Tenco, San Remo’s legendry venue for singer-songwriters, describes Lu’s voice as follows: “It possesses a solemn and incisive timbre that provokes vibrations in one’s heart. She has a voice that tastes of life, not of abstract vocalizations. Most importantly, all those seemingly “light” songs, that have given her such great success, conceal intriguing poetics.” And, in “Danza,” unreleased intriguing poetics abound.


Biography

Lu Colombo (Milan, 1952) is an Italian singer-songwriter widely known for the song “Maracaibo.” In 1982 she signed a contract with the Italian EMI label and released the single Dance All Nite, performing it at the 1983 edition of Festivalbar, a popular live-music performance television show, and winning the Disco Estate song competition. In 1984 she returned to Festivalbar, performing her new song Aurora. In 1985 she was invited to Festivalbar again, after winning the Saint Vincent Festival, with her song Rimini Ouagadougou. In the late-eighties she slowly left the dance-music scene, and in the nineties she moved abroad to dedicate herself to mural painting. In 2003 she resumed her musical activity with the released of albums “Maracaibo 20th Anniversary” and “L’uovo di Colombo,” which she presented at the Mantova Music Festival. She took part in numerous events and concerts and in 2011 she released the album “Molto più di un buon motive” (Artup Records), in which she interprets twelve songs by Joaquín Sabina, all translated into Italian by Sergio S. Sacchi of San Remo’s legendary Club Tenco. In 2017 she released the EP “Basta” with four songs on the subject of violence against women. She participates in various musical and recording initiatives including two publications for Squilibri Editore, a tribute to Gabriella Ferri, and numerous social initiatives. Her songs have been included in various soundtracks for television and film, including “Vacanze di natale” (1983), “Il dolce e l'amaro” (2007), and “Terraferma” (2011).

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