Almamegretta

Infobox musical artist
Name = Almamegretta

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Img_capt = Almamegretta 2006
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Origin = flagicon|Italy Naples, Italy
Genre = Dub
World
Reggae
Years_active = 1987 — present
Label = CNI
BMG
Sanacore
URL = [http://www.almamegretta.it/ www.almamegretta.it]
Current_members = Gennaro Tesone "Gennaro T"
Lucariello
Zaira Zigante
Paolo Polcari
Fefo Forconi
Mario Formisano
Past_members = Raiz
Patrizia Di Fiore
Gianni
Tonino
Ash
Stefano Facchielli "D.RaD" (deceased)

Almamegretta are a dub/world/reggae group from Naples, Italy. Their lyrics are in Napoletano. Their music became quite successful, leading to remix work for Massive Attack. Adrian Sherwood also remixed their album "Sanacore".

History

Gianni Mantice, Patrizia Di Fiore, and Gennaro T established the group in the 1987. In the 1990 Patrizia left the band, she was replaced by Raiz and Paolo Polcari. D.Rad later joined the group. Raiss (also spelled Rais and Raiz) left the band in 2003, pursuing a solo career. In 2004 D.RaD died.Fact|date=September 2008

Discography

* Figli di Annibale (1992)
* Animamigrante (1993,CNI)
* Fattalla' (1994)
* Sanacore (1995;CNI)
* Sanacore (1995 — reprises)
* Indubb (1996;BMG) "Remixes"
* Lingo (1998;BMG)
* Suonno (1998)
* 4/4 (1999;BMG)
* Imaginaria (2001;BMG)
* Venite! Venite! (2002;BMG)
* Sciuoglie 'e Cane (2003;Sanacore)
* Sciuoglie 'e Cane (2004;Sanacore) "live"
* Almamegretta presents Dubfellas (2006;Sanacore)