Italian group formed in 1991 , in Bologna , Italy, by the musicians Ciro Pagano
(ex-member and founder of the Italian electro pop group Gaznevada,
one of the most importants in the 80's) and Stefano Mazzavillani
(musician and arranger of more famous italian pop-singers in the 80’s)

In the beginning they collaborate with two importants djs: DJ Cirillo and DJ
Ricci that are involved in all the datura productions from 1991 until 1995.
Datura collaborate with artists as Billie Ray Martin, Steve Strange from
Visage, Ben Volpelier Pierrot from Curiosity Killed the Cat and remixed
artists as: Freddie Mercury, Luciano Ligabue, Spagna, Irene Grandi,
Skiantos, CSI… The first single was "Nu Style" , in the summer of 1991 ,
followed by smash-hits "Yerba Del Diablo", "Eternity" and more.

In 1995 DJ Ricci stops to collaborate with the band and in 2000 also Cirillo
leaves Datura.
The name "Datura" is a magical and hallucinogen plant which grows in the
hills of North Mexico that the Yaqui shaman use for their rituals to get
close to knowledge. Actually Datura are deejays too and they are involved in
more music projects and productions besides Datura.