Eugenio Bennato was born on March 16, 1947 in Naples, Italy. He founded the seminal Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare in 1969. He later cofounded Musicanova in 1976. He is one of Italy’s most important champions of traditional music. Eugenio is the brother of Italian rock star Eduardo Bennato.
Eugenio Bennato also founded Taranta Power, a multi arts movement dedicated to pushing the boundaries of the Tarantella and other Calabrian folk traditions.
Discography
With Nuovo Canto Popolare:
Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare (Rare, 1971)
NCCP (EMI Italiana, 1973)
Li Sarracini adorano lu sole (EMI Italiana, 1974)
Tarantella ca nun va ‘bbona (EMI Italiana, 1975)
With Musicanova:
Garofano d’ammore (Philips, 1977)
Musicanova (Philips, 1978)
Quando turnammo a nascere (Philips, 1979)
Brigante se more (Philips, 1980)
Festa festa (Fonit Cetra, 1981)
Solo Albums:
Eugenio Bennato (CGD, 1983)
Dulcinea (CGD, 1984)
Eughenes (Bubble, 1986)
La stanza dello scirocco (1988)
Le città di mare (Bubble, 1989)
Novecento auf Wiedersehen (Lucky Planets, 1991)
Mille e una notte fa (Tring, 1997)
Taranta power (DFV, 1999)
Lezioni di tarantella (2000)
Che il Mediterraneo sia (Rai Trade, 2001)
Sponda Sud (Lucky Planets , 2007)
Grande Sud (Edel, 2008)
Questione meridionale (Artis Records, 2011)
Da Che Sud E’ Sud (Fox Band, 2017)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
