FROM THE WINDOW OF LUCIO

Starting from the presentation of the new single by  Cris La Torre , godfather of the event, freely inspired by a letter from Dalla published in the book  Lucio Dalla - The man of mirrors  (Minerva Edizioni), the evening celebrates the artistic and cultural value of the great Bolognese singer-songwriter  in an innovative way, following his history and opening many ideological "windows" on the records, the years and the events that characterized his career. 

On stage many artists, starting from  young singer-songwriter and producer  Rod Mannara , in the dual role of artistic director and conductor,  Sarah 6 ,  stage name of Serenella Occhipinti, godmother of the event,  back from three editions of  Sanremo Festival, the songwriter and producer  Marcello Romeo ,  the prestigious participation of musicians  George  Santisi  (bassist of the "Sara 6" project but also collaborator of numerous artists such as Federico  Poggipollini, Vince Pastano, Sal Da Vinci, Gianni Morandi, Arisa e  longtime member of James Brown's band "Pee Wee Ellis") e  Damiano Trevisan  (collaborator drummer of Pupo, Toto Cutugno, Gem Boy, Cristina D'Avena and the formation with the  which participated in the Jova Beach Party "Duo Bucolico")  and a young team of good people  emerging songwriters  who, driven by great respect and love towards Lucio Dalla, will reinterpret his musical and stylistic language through the different artistic experiences from which they come:  Kevin Crime, Jo Brown, Bolletz, Sofia Mehiel, Long live the king!  And  Marsala. 

The guests will embellish the evening  Vito D'Eri ,  friend and official double of Lucio, who talking on stage with Cris La Torre, will talk about his experience alongside Dalla, and  Gabriel  Vaccargiu ,  dancer and choreographer, already featured in the music video  From Lucio's window, where he performed a suggestive tip tap performance in Piazza Maggiore on the final solo of the great guitarist  Ricky Portera.  

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"This concert is a great little example of sharing and unity of common intentions, ideas and visions ... -  exclaims the tenor  Cris La Torre  -  I think it is very important for an artist, even after a 25-year career like mine, to always keep the desire to confront each other, to get involved by exploring new musical worlds and collaborating with colleagues from totally different experiences from their own ... and I am also referring to the new generations. With this spirit, starting from my piece, we have created a very broad and articulated show, aimed at paying homage to Lucio, one of the most significant and revolutionary artists and intellectuals of Italian culture, whom I have had the good fortune to meet on several occasions and who I respect deeply. It seems like a dream to me, after 4 very long months of quarantine, to finally be able to sing my new song inspired by Lucio in front of a real audience, in flesh and blood ... My kingdom has always been the stage, I can't express myself on the web to the best".

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The project "From the window of Lucio" by  MegaDischi / PMS , supported by  Emil Banca Credito Cooperativo , sponsored by  Cna Bologna , promoted by the network  Bologna UNESCO City of Music and realized in collaboration with  Baraccano Theater  of Bologna and  Lions Club Bologna.     

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Concert program

Cris La Torre , opera singer and writer, will sing for the first time live his new song "From the window of Lucio", "4/3/1943" and "Caruso" in duet with Sara 6
 

Sarah 6 ,  singer-songwriter, will perform a brand new version of the popular  "Piazza Grande" and "Caruso"  paired with Cris La Torre
 

Rod Mannara ,  singer-songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, record producer of MegaDischi, will interpret  "Desperate erotic stomp"
 

Marcello Romeo , singer-songwriter and producer of the "sister" label of MegaDischi "Playtunes Records", will play "Anna and Marco"
 

Kevin Crime , Old School Italian rapper who writes his lyrics in American English,  will reinterpret the song "Nuvolari" in an absolutely new key
 

Jo Brown , soulful singer-songwriter, will play "The Evening of Miracles"
 

Bolletz , songwriter with electronic sounds, will reinterpret "Futura"
 

Sofia Mehiel , singer, performer and LGBT activist will play "Hello"

Long live the king! , singer-songwriter, will play "Le rondini"
 

Marsala , songwriter duo, will play "You are never enough for me"