Quartiere Coffee
Quartiere Coffee is an Italian reggae band from Grosseto, formed in 2004.[1][2]
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Background information | |
Origin | Grosseto, Italy |
Genres | Reggae Dancehall reggae |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | One Step Records Red Gold Green Label |
Members | Tommaso "Kg Man" Bai Filippo "Rootman" Fratangeli Matteo Varricchio Marco Vagheggini Matteo Maggio Filippo Scandroglio Giulio Grillo |
Past members | Gianluca Acquilino Matteo Breschi |
History
They debuted in 2008 with the studio album In-A, produced by Ciro "Prince Vibe" Pisanelli,[1][3] and performed at Rototom Sunsplash on 12 July 2008.[4][5]
In 2010 they released the single "Sweet Aroma", which became one of the most successful songs of the band.[1][5][6][7] The band won the "Jammin' Contest" of the Heineken Jammin' Festival in July 2010 and they performed as the opening act for Vasco Rossi on 11 July 2011.[1][6][8][9]
Lead guitarist Gianluca Acquilino died on 16 April 2014 at the age of 34 and frontman Kg Man left the band later that year.[1][10][11] Keyboardist Filippo "Rootman" Fratangeli became the new leader and vocalist of the band.[1][12]
In 2016 Quartiere Coffee participated at the Reggaeville's World Reggae Contest, performing at the Ostróda Reggae Festival in Poland. The band ended up second to the Dutch band The Dubbeez.[13] Their fourth album Conscience was released on 5 May 2017.[1][14][15]
On 13 November 2020, the band announced the comeback of lead vocalist Kg Man, and the new single "Back in Town" was released on 3 December.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
- In-A (2008)
- Vibratown (2010)
- Italian Reggae Familia (2013)
- Conscience (2017)
Singles
- "Suffer" (2009)
- "1st Round" (2010)
- "Sweet Aroma" (2010)
- "Italian Reggae Familia" (2013)
- "We Are" (2016)
- "Sometimes" (2016)
- "In Jamaica" (2016)
- "Un viaggio" (2020) with I Matti delle Giuncaie
- "Back in Town" (2020)
- "Love mi vida" (2021)
- "Just One" (2022) feat. Mellow Mood
- "Countdown" (2022)
- "Centro di gravità permanente (2022) feat. Simone Cristicchi
- "La tempesta" (2023)
Bibliography
- Ten. Dieci anni di musica di una delle reggae band più importanti della penisola. Scarlino: Ouverture Edizioni. 2014.
References
- "Quartiere Coffee". Irie Unity. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Al Magnolia i Quartiere Coffee toscani che amano la Giamaica" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Reggae è Quartiere Coffee" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Line-ups Archive". Rototom Sunsplash. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Biografia" (in Italian). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Quartiere Coffee: storia e biografia della band di "In Jamaica"" (in Italian). 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "Il gran ritorno dei Quartiere Coffee. Benvenuti nella città che vibra" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 27 March 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "newspettacolo.com - "QUARTIERE COFFEE in tour. Tappa all'HEINEKEN JAMMIN' FESTIVAL il 5 luglio"" (in Italian). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Quartiere Coffee conquista l'Heineken Jammin Festival" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Morto Giallu, il chitarrista dei Quartiere Coffee". Eventi Reggae (in Italian). 17 April 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Addio Gianluca, la chitarra del reggae" (in Italian). Il Tirreno. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ""We Are": primo singolo di una nuova tappa per i Quartiere Coffee" (in Italian). 2 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "World Reggae Contest 2016 Top 5 Finalists". World Reggae Contest. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ""Conscience" il nuovo album di Quartiere Coffee". Ritmoinlevare (in Italian). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Intervista ai Quartiere Coffee: in "Conscience" tanta fatica e la voglia di raccontarci". Eventi Reggae (in Italian). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "I Quartiere Coffee tornano insieme: un nuovo singolo per annunciare la loro reunion". Il Giunco (in Italian). 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
External links
- Official website
- "Quartiere Coffee". Irie Unity. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- "Quartiere Coffee". Associazione AEFFE (in Italian). Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "Quartiere Coffee". Reggaeville. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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