Talco (band)

Talco
Background information
Origin Marghera, Italy
Genres Ska Punk, Folk Punk, Patchanka
Years active 2001-present
Website www.talcoska.com
Past members Dema (Tomaso De Mattia)-guitar and vocals
Jesus (Emanuele Randon)-guitar
Ketto (Marco Salvatici)-bass
Nick (Nicola Marangon)-drums
Cioro (Enrico Marchioro)-saxophone
Turborizia (Andrea Barin)-trumpet

Talco is an Italian ska punk and alternative band from Marghera, Venice. Musically the group combines the horns and rhythms of ska-punk with Italian folk music. Their lyrics reflect the band's support for left-wing politics and often include anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist themes. Musical influences include The Clash, Ska-P, Modena City Ramblers and especially Mano Negra, often describing their sound as "patchanka" after Mano Negra's first album.[1]

In 2009 the group wrote the song "St. Pauli" about the cult German football club of the same name. The team has since used the song as an anthem and Talco has played a number of concerts at Millerntor-Stadion in Hamburg, Germany.[2]

Discography

Studio Albums

Compilations and Collaborations

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