Almamegretta

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Almamegretta
Almamegretta 2006
Background information
Origin	Naples, Italy
Genre(s)	Dub World Reggae
Years active	1987 — present
Label(s)	CNI BMG Sanacore
Website	www.almamegretta.it
Members
Gennaro Tesone "Gennaro T" Lucariello Zaira Zigante Paolo Polcari Fefo Forconi Mario Formisano
Former members
Raiz Patrizia Di Fiore Gianni Tonino Ash Stefano Facchielli "D.RaD" (deceased)

Almamegretta are a dub/world/reggae group from Naples, Italy. Their lyrics are in Napoletano.Gianni Mantice,Patrizia Di Fiore and Gennaro T,established the group in the 1987.In the 1990 Patrizia left the band,she was replaced by Raiz and Paolo Polcari,D.Rad joint the group. Their music became quite successful, leading to remix work for Massive Attack. Adrian Sherwood also remixed their album "Sanacore". Raiss (also spelled Rais and Raiz) left the band in 2003, pursuing a solo career.In 2004 D.RaD died.

[edit] Discography

• Figli di Annibale (1992)

• Animamigrante (1993,CNI)

• Fattalla' (1994)

• Sanacore (1995;CNI)

• Sanacore (1995 — reprises)

• Indubb (1996;BMG) Remixes

• Lingo (1998;BMG)

• Suonno (1998)

• 4/4 (1999;BMG)

• Imaginaria (2001;BMG)

• Venite! Venite! (2002;BMG)

• Sciuoglie 'e Cane (2003;Sanacore)

• Sciuoglie 'e Cane (2004;Sanacore) live

• Almamegretta presents Dubfellas (2006;Sanacore)