Sabato 28 Aprile 2018 ore 22:30

TORNANO AD INFIAMMARE IL PALCO DELL’HI FOLKS! PER IL 3° ANNO CONSECUTIVO ….

La Band RIFF/RAFF nacque alla fine del 1997.

Luigi Schiavone,storico chitarrista di Enrico Ruggeri,diede lo start al tributo per iniziare,militando nella band per piu’ di un quinquennio.
Edo Arlenghi singer dei RIFF/RAFF, porto’ avanti il verbo degl’AC/DC,con uno dei tributi piu’ longevi e conosciuti in Italia
La formazione e’ ormai stabile dal 2007 con i fratelli YOUNG “italiani” Walter Caliaro e Mauro Palermo.
Al basso Marco Castelli ed alla batteria Mr.Ramon Rossi.

La band vanta una collaborazione professionale di livello,avendo avuto alla batteria, per un mini tour di 4 date,a cavallo tra il dicembre 2011 e gennaio 2012,Mr.SIMON WRIGHT,batterista degli AC/DC dal 1983 al 1990.
La collaborazione con Simon Wright,ha portato ottimi frutti anche dal punto di vista “inediti”.Infatti Simon ha registrato tutte le batterie di BLOOD STRENGTH &SOUL,ultimo cd dei THE ROCKER registrato al COMMAND STUDIO di Los Angeles.

I RIFF/RAFF propongono i classici degl’AC/DC da HIGH VOLTAGE,album d’esordio del febbraio 1975,sino ad arrivare a brani eseguiti come sul cd Live IF YOU WANT BLOOD YOU GOT IT – DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP – HIGHWAY TO HELL – BACK IN BLACK – FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK..WE SALUTE YOU – FLY ON THE WALL – THE RAZOR’S EDGE – BALLREAKER e BLACK ICE.

La band propone uno show esplosivo,energetico e di grande impatto.
See you on the road!!!

WALTER CALIARO:GUITAR
MAURO PALERMO:GUITAR
MARCO CASTELLI:BASS
RAMON ROSSI: RAMON ROSSI
EDO ARLENGHI:VOX

Venerdì 4 Maggio 2018 ore 22:30

PARTE IL NOSTRO WEEKEND REGGAE !

RELOAD EP is the brand new release by Rootical Foundation, reggae band outta Milan, Italy.
6 new tracks representing the style’s evolution of the band. Original new roots music with different influences that becomes a sort of trademark, recognizable both on CD and in live performances. RELOAD contains important featurings and guests such as Romain Virgo (JA – Vikings Production) in “Smile”, and Rootsman I (IT, Train To Roots) in the tune called “Tell It Fe Dem”.
The new tunes tell about universal messages and also intimate and personal struggles and feelings. Reload Ep’s message could be summarized as a positive approach to life, smiling even through the storms and fighting against different sort of problems, with no matter and no fear. Music become a way to help people, to reload themselves and be stronger.
The album has been produced and performed by RF, recorded n mixed at One Drop Studio (BG) by Sandro Nozza & Fabio Merigo, mastered at Dub The Demon Studio (TO) by Simone Squillario.

ROOTICAL FOUNDATION – Roots Reggae Family
A new roots reggae big band from Milan, Italy, born in 2004. In 2006 RF published its first album titled “Ri-uscire”, with tunes both in English and Italian. In 2012 the band published “HUMAN RIGHTS” a concept album dedicated to human rights’ issues: part of the money earned by selling this CD is devolved to STAND UP FOR JAMAICA, association founded in 1999, working on different projects to preserve human rights on the reggae island. Some Rootical Foundation’s musicians are active part of Stand Up for Jamaica’s executive, organizing benefit events, debates and classes about the association’s projects. HUMAN RIGHTS contains important featurings and guests such as Raphael (Eazy Skankers), Sun Sooley (from Senegal) and PieroDread (Franziska Family), Dread Lion Hi Fi, and the drummer Nico Roccamo and many others.

During these years, Rootical Foundation performed lots of live gigs, and participated to important Italian reggae festivals such as Ragga coi Cinghiali (Liguria – 2010), Reggae Radio Station Summer Festival (Milan – 2010), Filagosto Festival (Bergamo – 2011) Bababoom Festival (Marche – 2012) POsitive River Festival (Parma – 2012). They also performed in Switzerland and at the international reggae festival OverJam, in Tolmin, SLOVENIA (2013 and 2014) and at Chiemsee Summer 2014, GERMANY.
During these years the band has shared stages and played opening live acts with Italian all-over-Europe known reggae bands, such as Eazy Skankers, Mellow Mood, Franziska, Krikka Reggae, and also international reggae artists such as Ky-Mani Marley (JAM), Romain Virgo (JAM), Raymond Wright (JAM), Sun Sooley (SENEGAL), Gappy Ranks (UK). Singer and backing vocals played lots of live showcases supported by different sound systems, in lots of musical clubs all around Italy.

Sabato 5 Maggio 2018 ore 22:30

Michael Sene & Barmagrande band Omaggiano il Grande BOB Marley

SECONDO GIORNO DEL NOSTRO WEEKEND RAGGAE !

Chitarrista, cantante originario di Parigi, musicista professionista da più di 25 anni, Micael Sene porta sul palco dell’hi folks! il grande tributo a Bob Marley. Ha collaborato con molti artisti sul palco e in studio, tra i quali: The Wailers, la band di Bob Marley (2 tour mondiali), Alpha Blondy (12 anni di tournée), Berdard Allison, Neg Marron e Admiral T, accompagnandoli sui palchi di tutto il mondo passando da Parigi, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Madrid, Londra, Dakar, New York.

Insieme a lui c’è BarmaGrande, una band “reggae roots” che prende molto sul serio quelle good vibrations raccontate da Bob Marley per far star bene lo spirito e il corpo.

Micael Sene “Big Mikey”: chitarra, voce
Emma Lercari: tastiere, hammond, rhodes
Sandro Donda: basso
Marco Donda: batteria