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Antonio Esposito (born 15 July 1950) is an Italian singer, songwriter and musician.




Career


Esposito was born in Naples. He started playing percussions in his teenage years. In the early 1970s, he played sessions and recorded with musicians such as Alan Sorrenti, Don Cherry, Don Moye, Gato Barbieri, Eumir Deodato, Brian Auger, Gilberto Gil and Pino Daniele. In 1975 he recorded his first solo album, Rosso napoletano, in collaboration with Paul Buckmaster.
Esposito is mostly well known for his 1984 hit single "Kalimba de Luna" from his album Il grande esploratore. After winning the Un disco per l'estate music festival, it charted in Italy and Switzerland, and a cover by Boney M reached No. 17 in Germany.
In 1987, his single "Papa Chico" was No. 2 in The Netherlands for 5 weeks and No. 3 in Belgium for 2 weeks.
In 1986 he won the Nastro d'argento Award for the soundtrack of Lina Wertmuller's film Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime).




Discography


Rosso napoletano (1975)
Processione sul mare (1976)
Gente distratta (1977)
La banda del sole (1978)
Tamburo (1982)
Il grande esploratore (1984)
As tu às (1985)
Tony Esposito (1987)
Villaggio globale (1990)
Tropico (1996)
Tony Esposito (anthology, 1997)
Viaggio tribale (2003)
Sentirai (2011)
Tam Tam Bass (2013)




Collaborations


1972: Aria – Alan Sorrenti
1973: Come un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto – Alan Sorrenti
1973: Il re non-si diverte – Roberto Vecchioni
1973: Opera buffa – Francesco Guccini
1974: I buoni e i cattivi – Edoardo Bennato
1974: Stanze di vita quotidiana – Francesco Guccini
1974: Francesco De Gregori – Francesco De Gregori
1975: Io che non-sono l'imperatore – Edoardo Bennato
1975: La valle dei templi – Perigeo
1975: La torre di Babele – Edoardo Bennato
1976: Automobili – Lucio Dalla
1977: Samarcanda – Roberto Vecchioni
1981: Vai mò – Pino Daniele
2007: Il mio nome è Pino Daniele e vivo qui – Pino Daniele
2008: Ricomincio da 30 – Pino Daniele




External links


Tony Esposito at IMDb
Tony Esposito discography at Discogs
Last.fm
Italianprog.com

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