Dirotta su Cuba

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Dirotta su Cuba
Origin Florence, Italy
Genres Funk, pop jazz
Years active1989–present

Dirotta su Cuba is an Italian funk-pop-jazz group formed in the late 1980s in Florence. They are also referred to as I Dirotta su Cuba.

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History

The band was founded in 1989 by Rossano Gentili and Stefano De Donato, joined in 1990 by the singer Simona Bencini. [1] [2] Their record debut happened in 1994, with the single "Gelosia" followed by their debut album Dirotta su Cuba. [1] The group entered the main competition at the 1997 Sanremo Music Festival, with the song "È andata così" for which they were accompanied by the Belgian jazz musician Toots Thielemans. [1] In 2000 De Donato left the band, followed two years later by Simona Bencini, replaced by the vocalist Marquica. [1] After some sporadic appearances, the original line-up officially reunited in 2012. [2]

Discography

Albums

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN   8863462291.
  2. 1 2 "Dirotta su Cuba. reunion per la band toscana". Rockol. May 20, 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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