Modena City Ramblers

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The Modena City Ramblers are an Italian folk-rock band. They were founded in 1991 and have sold over 500,000 albums. Known for their left-wing politics, they are against the Mafia and Fascism.

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[edit] Band members

  • Francesco "Fry" Moneti (violin, guitar)
  • Franco D'Aniello (tin whistle, flute)
  • Massimo "Ice" Ghiacci (bass, vocals)
  • Roberto Zeno (drums, percussion)
  • Stefano "Cisco" Bellotti (solo vocals)
  • Arcangelo "Kaba" Cavazzuti (keyboards, drums, percussion, background vocals)
  • Luca "Gabibbo" Giacometti (bouzouki, mandolin, banjo)

Bellotti left the band in November 2005 after 14 years with the Ramblers. The new lead vocalists are:

  • Davide “Dudu” Morandi
  • Betty Vezzani

Giacometti died in a car accident on October 6, 2007.

[edit] Albums

  • Riportando tutto a casa (1994)
  • La grande famiglia (1996)
  • Terra e libertà (1997)
  • Raccolti (1998)
  • Fuori campo (1999)
  • Radio Rebelde (2002)
  • Gocce (2003)
  • ¡Viva la vida, muera la muerte! (2004)
  • Appunti partigiani (2005)
  • Dopo il lungo inverno (2006)

[edit] Trivia

  • Several of the Ramblers' songs, such as "Cent'anni di solitudine", "Macondo Express", and "Remedios la Bella" seem to be inspired by One Hundred Years of Solitude.

[edit] External links

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