Otello Profazio

Otello Profazio (born April 4, 1934 in Rende - Cosenza , Italy ) is a Calabrian musician and author.

biography

Otello Profazio grew up as the only son of a casual worker in poor circumstances in southern Italy. From his uncle, who recognized Otello's talent, he learned various instruments early on and performed in bars and restaurants at the age of 17. He had his breakthrough later with the first published record "Il treno del sole" in the sixties. In the 1980s it became quiet about Profazio.

music

Musically Profazio belongs to the style of modern folk music, in which he is considered one of the most successful representatives in Italy. His pieces are particularly popular in Sicily and the Calabria region and are still often played today. In 1973 Profazio brought out Il Brigante Musolino - an album in homage to Giuseppe Musolino , the "Robin Hood" of Calabria in the 19th century.

Discography

• Il treno del sole - Profazio canta Buttitta
• Storie e leggende del sud
• I paladini di Francia
• Aria e danze del Sud
• L'Italia cantata dal Sud
• Sollazzevole (1971)
• Gesù Giuseppe e Maria 1973
• Il brigante Musolino 1973
• Qua si campa d'aria 1974
• Amuri e pilu (1976)
• Calabria (1976)
• Scibilia Nobili (1978)
• Patti Marina in Sicilia (1978)
• Tra Scilla e Cariddi
• Mannaja all'ingegneri
• I paesi cantano - Guardavalle in Calabria (1978)
• I paesi cantano - Petina degli Alburni in Campania (1979)
• I paesi cantano - Cassano Jonio in Calabria (1979)
• Il filo di seta (2006)

literature

Möckl, Karl: The literature and brigante music of southern Italy - guide for the history of a modern republic? Munich 1987.

Web links

• Otello Profazio on the Internet Culturale