Pitura Freska

Pitura Freska (Venetian pronunciation: [piˈtu.ra ˈfre.ska], Venetian for "wet paint", in Italian pittura fresca) was a reggae music group based in Venice, Italy, consisting of Marco Forieri (saxophone and vocal), Gaetano "Sir Oliver Skardy" Scardicchio (vocals), Francesco Duse (guitar), Cristiano Verardo (guitar), Valerio Silvestri (trumpet), Toni Costantini (trombone) and Francesco "Ciuke" Casucci (bass). The band was formed in 1989 and had his breakout with the 1991 album Na bruta banda, which sold over 200,000 copies, and which included the Targa Tenco winning song "Pin Floi". In 1997, they entered the 47th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with "Papa Nero" ("Black Pope"). They disbanded in 2002, with lead singer Oliver Skardy making his solo debut in 2004 with the album Grande Bidello. Ossigeno – 1990 Na bruta banda – 1991 Duri i banchi – 1993 Yeah – 1995 Yeah in Dub – 1996 Gran calma – 1997 Olive – 1998 Anselmi, Eddy (2009). "Pitura Freska". Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini. p. 848. ISBN 978-8863462296. Deregibus, Enrico (2006). "Pitura Freska". Dizionario completo della canzone italiana. Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-04602-3. The band's official homepage (in Italian) Biography of Sir Oliver Skardy (in Italian) v t e v t e