Almamegretta

Profile:This Neapolitan group's name is a macaronic Latin and Italian phrase meaning "migrant soul" and is a testament to the continued displacement and mixing of people and ideas. Multiculturalism Italian-style.
Raiss, Gennaro T, Paolo and D.RaD formed the group in the early 1990s with a musical and ideological commitment to the use of the Neapolitan dialect as oppose to standard Italian, to the exploration of musical mixing of roots music from their home region of Campania with reagge, funk, and North and Sub-Saharan Africa musical traditions, and to the exploration of political and social issues like the historical explotation of the Italian South and racism against immigrants in Italy.
Raiss left the band in 2003 to embarked on a solo career. He was replaced by Lucariello. In November 2004, 38-year-old D. RaD aka Stefano Facchielli, one of the group's founding members died in a scooter accident in Milan.
URLs:http://www.myspace.com/almamegretta
http://www.almamegretta.net/index.php
Members:Gennaro T, Lucariello, Mario Formisano, Rino Della Volpe, Stefano Facchielli
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Releases:
Animamigrante (CD, Album)   Anagrumba 1993
Almamegretta Remix (12")   Anagrumba 1994
Fattalà (CD, EP)   Anagrumba 1994
Sanacore (CD)   BMG 1995
Indubb (CD, Album)   BMG 1996
Lingo (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   BMG 1998
Suonno (Make My Dreams Come True) (CD, Maxi)   BMG Ricordi S.p.A. 1998
4/4 Quattro Quarti (CD, Album)   BMG Ricordi S.p.A. 1999
Re-Born Again Cretin (CD, Single, Promo)   CPI Records 1999
Imaginaria (CD)   BMG Ricordi S.p.A. 2001
Dubfellas (CD, Album)   Rai Trade 2006
Vulgus (CD, Album)   Edel 2008
Remixes:
Desert (CD, Maxi) Desert (Almamegretta R... Antenna (Italy) 2000
Pathaan's Global Sunset (2xCD, Comp) Karmacoma (The Napoli ... Altura Music 2004
Appears On:
Karmacoma (EP) ◄ (2 versions) Karmacoma (The Napoli ... Wild Bunch Records 1995
The Karmacoma E.P. (CD, EP) Karmacoma (The Napoli ... Wild Bunch Records, Virgin 1995
The Beautiful Game (CD, Mini) Karmacoma (The Napoli ... BMG 1996
DJ-Kicks (CD) Karmacoma (The Napoli ... Studio !K7 2004
Tracks Appear On:
King Size Dub Vol. 2 (CD) Ruanda (On-U Sound Mix) Echo Beach 1996
Compagnia Nuove Indye (2xCD) Aiza Compagnia Nuove Indye 1997
Reanimator - Black Market Science (CD) Alm Dub Ion 1998
The Different You - Robert Wyatt E Noi (CD, Album) Re - Born Again Cretin Mercury 1998
Cuore Scatenato - Original Soundtrack (CD, Comp) Fatmah BMG 2003
Casa Italia (CD, Comp, Dig) Sanacore Amiata Records 2005
Sub Signals Volume I (CD, Mixed, Comp) Insane Abduction Interchill Records 2006
Unofficial Releases:
Remix Album (CD) Karmacoma (The Napoli ... Storm Records (2) 1998
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