Banco del Mutuo Soccorso and Premiata Forneria Marconi

The delightful voice belonging to Francesco Di Giacomo (the composer of beautiful and committed lyrics) and the musical talent of the Nocenzi brothers were the driving forces of Banco
The paladin of Italian progressive rock, the PFM group was one of the few bands to reap success even abroad

Ligabue

The determination of a rocker and authentic talent as narrator of Italian provincial stories, amidst drinking and fleeting love affairs, laborious dawns and tiresome miles

Matia Bazar

The wondrous voice belonging to Antonella Ruggero, one of the most beautiful in the entire Italian musical universe, performed the many hits of one of the best Italian pop groups during the Seventies and Eighties

Gianna Nannini comes from a classical training background and she can be considered number one in Italian female rock. The rocker from Siena combines the poetical irony of her lyrics with an aggressive, melodic and sensual voice and with her strong stage presence

Nomadi

During the Sixties and Seventies, the Nomadi were the vagabond philosophers of Italian pop music, dealing with social commitment and memories, accusations and hope.
Together with the PFM and Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Le Orme were the flagship of Italian progressive music

Vasco Rossi

Larger than life and ironical, the creator of blazing slogans, no one better than Vasco has been able to represent the generational unease connected to solitude, the need for love, the desire for a better future

The Neapolitan singer-songwriter of Welsh origin was one of the most interesting pioneers of Italian prog-rock, the author of songs in which enchanted atmospheres and an original singing style were blended togethe

Zucchero

Adelmo Fornaciari owes his nickname “Zucchero” to his elementary school teacher. Joe Cocker inspired his love for soul music, rhythm’n’blues and Afro-American music