Musicians, actors and artists
Luciano Ceri
Luciano Ceri (born 25 March 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter, journalist and radio host born in Mogadishu, then capital of Italian Somaliland, to Italian parents. He played in the 1970s progressive rock band Big Fall, released a solo album in 1987, and has written books on world music and on Lucio Battisti.
Luciano Ceri
- Lived
- 1951-03-25 to today
- Known as one of
- Musicians, actors and artists
- Places
- Muqdisho and Banaadir
- Era
- Toward independence, 1920 to 1960; The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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 (Wikipedia, 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). 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). 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.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Luciano Ceri · en.wikipedia.org
Luciano Ceri
- Lived
- 1951-03-25 to today
- Known as one of
- Musicians, actors and artists
- Places
- Muqdisho and Banaadir
- Era
- Toward independence, 1920 to 1960; The Republic, 1960 to 1991; Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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