# Luciano Ceri

> Luciano Ceri (b.1951): Mogadishu-born Italian singer-songwriter and music journalist.

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## Who is he?

Luciano Ceri is an Italian singer-songwriter, journalist and radio host, born on 25 March 1951 in Mogadishu to Italian parents, when the city was capital of [Italian Somaliland](/en/relations/italy/) ([Wikipedia, Luciano Ceri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Ceri)). He later moved to Italy to start his music career (same source).

## Music

He began in beat bands and in the 1970s played in the progressive rock group Big Fall, which recorded two albums for EMI Italiana in its three years ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Ceri)). He then worked as a songwriter, often performing at Rome's Folkstudio, whose owner Giancarlo Cesaroni released his solo album in 1987 (same source).

## Writing

His books include *World Beat Music*, with Ernesto De Pascale (1993), and an annotated discography of Lucio Battisti (1996, reprinted 2008) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luciano_Ceri)). He sits on the jury of the Premio Ciampi and has written for the magazine *Easy Listening* (same source).

## In short

An Italian musician and writer born in colonial Mogadishu.

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