Amore at heart of band’s new Italian CD
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IT’S a first. The first recording of Italian songs created and performed by Italian Manitobans will be launched on March 17.
The event will take place at the Centro Caboto Centre, 1055 Wilkes Ave., with festivities beginning at 6 p.m. The evening will include snacks, recorded music and a live performance by Ritmo Misto (Rhythm Mix), the band of local musicians that recorded the effort. The band was formed in January, 2001.
The eight-song collection is called Amore D’Intorno (Love Around Me). The songs include a mix of rhythms from Caribbean to rock and Italian melody love songs, says Carmine Coppola, songwriter. Carmine La Lasa wrote the music for three of the songs.
Coppola is president of the Italian League of Manitoba, host of the Radio Italia program on CKJS, and a translator. He was born in Italy and came to Winnipeg in 1991. He has hosted Radio Italia for over 10 years, discussing both Italian and local politics and issues on the air.
“The Manitoba Italian community includes about 15,000 to 20,000 people and we are a very strong group, very proud to be Italian and just as proud to be Canadian,” says Coppola. “This is the first CD written here and produced in Italian. It’s very exciting. We will be promoting it here and in Italy, too.”
Ritma Misto includes singer Tony Cianoflone, guitarist Vito De Stefano, singer Maria De Stefano, drummer Paul Scinocca, and keyboardist Paulo Vergantim. Scinocca co-owns Studio 11, where the album was produced.
Vito De Stefano was born in Italy and came to Winnipeg as a young child in the late 1960s. He and his wife, Maria speak Italian and plan to teach their children the language.
The majority of the band speak Italian except for Scinocca, who is Italian but does not speak the language, and Vergantim, who is Portuguese. But all are learning enough to at least sing back-up vocals, so the effort has been a great promotion of the Italian language.
Vito De Stefano, who did the musical arrangements, defines the album as easy listening, with one track that brings to mind a more subtle Ricky Martin-type style.
“We hope everyone will enjoy it,” says De Stefano. “It wasn’t easy to create. This is our first professional recording, although the band members have all played for at least 15 years each. We look forward to touring and promoting it. We hope to produce a second album at some point, too.”
Most members of the band, which was formed to record the album, performed together last year at the Days Inn performance of Tony and Tina’s Wedding.
For tickets to the launch of Amore D’Intorno, featuring a live performance by Ritmo Misto, call CKJS at 477-1221.
PHOTO LINDA VERMETTE/WINNIPEG FREE PRESS