Fausto Amodei

Fausto Amodei (born 18 June 1935, in Turin) is an Italian folk singer-songwriter and musicologist.

Fausto Amodei
Background information
Birth nameFausto Amodei
Born (1935-06-18) 18 June 1935
Turin, Italy
GenresFolk music
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1958-today
LabelsDNG, I dischi del sole,
Albatros, Block Nota

Biography

Amodei began his musical career in 1958, founding the band Cantacronache. In his songs he uses irony and satire, a style inspired by the French singer Georges Brassens. In the early 1960s he became active in the magazine Nuovo Canzoniere Italiano and in 1966 he was elected member of the Italian parliament as a member of the Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP). The singer Francesco Guccini cited Amodei in interviews and books as one of his principal influences as a composer.[1]

One of Amodei's most famous songs is Per i morti di Reggio Emilia (For the Dead of Reggio Emilia), dedicated to the demonstrators killed by the police during a protest on 7 July 1960. In 1985 the Italian punk-rock band CCCP titled their third EP with the first verse of this ballad: Compagni, Cittadini, Fratelli, Partigiani.

Discography

The discography is listed in a chronological order.[2]

  • 1958 – La gelida manina (78 rpm)
  • 1963 – Il barone e la pastora (EP)
  • 1963 – Le canzoni di Fausto Amodei 1 (EP)
  • 1963 – Le canzoni di Fausto Amodei 2 (EP)
  • 1964 – Il tarlo/Il gallo (45 rpm)
  • 1964 – Lettera dalla caserma/Una vita di carta (45 rpm)
  • 1965 – Canzoni didascaliche (EP)
  • 1969 – Sciopero interno/Nei reparti della FIAT (45 rpm)
  • 1971 – Cantacronache 3 (album)
  • 1972 – Se non-li conoscete (album)
  • 1974 – L'ultima crociata (album)
  • 2005 – Per fortuna c'è il cavaliere (album)

References
  1. Bibliographic source: "Un altro giorno è andato: Francesco Guccini si racconta a Massimo Cotto". Florence, Giunti, 1999. ISBN 88-09-02164-9
  2. "Webage with many of the albums of Amodei". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2010.

Literature
  • Margherita Zorzi: "Fausto Amodei – Canzoni di satira e di Rivolta" – 2008, ISBN 978-88-95514-62-8
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