Quartiere Coffee Explained

Quartiere Coffee
Origin:Grosseto, Italy
Genre:Reggae
Dancehall reggae
Years Active:2004–present
Label:One Step Records
Red Gold Green Label
Current Members:Tommaso "Kg Man" Bai
Filippo "Rootman" Fratangeli
Matteo Varricchio
Marco Vagheggini
Matteo Maggio
Filippo Scandroglio
Giulio Grillo
Past Members:Gianluca Acquilino
Matteo Breschi

Quartiere Coffee is an Italian reggae band from Grosseto, formed in 2004.[1] [2]

History

They debuted in 2008 with the studio album In-A, produced by Ciro "Prince Vibe" Pisanelli,[1] [3] and performed at Rototom Sunsplash on 12 July 2008.[4] [5]

In 2010 they released the single "Sweet Aroma", which became one of the most successful songs of the band.[1] [5] [6] [7] The band won the "Jammin' Contest" of the Heineken Jammin' Festival in July 2010 and they performed as the opening act for Vasco Rossi on 11 July 2011.[1] [6] [8] [9]

Lead guitarist Gianluca Acquilino died on 16 April 2014 at the age of 34 and frontman Kg Man left the band later that year.[1] [10] [11] Keyboardist Filippo "Rootman" Fratangeli became the new leader and vocalist of the band.[1] [12]

In 2016 Quartiere Coffee participated at the Reggaeville's World Reggae Contest, performing at the Ostróda Reggae Festival in Poland. The band ended up second to the Dutch band The Dubbeez.[13] Their fourth album Conscience was released on 5 May 2017.[1] [14] [15]

On 13 November 2020, the band announced the comeback of lead vocalist Kg Man, and the new single "Back in Town" was released on 3 December.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quartiere Coffee. Irie Unity. 20 February 2020.
  2. News: Al Magnolia i Quartiere Coffee toscani che amano la Giamaica. la Repubblica. 4 December 2010. it. 18 February 2020.
  3. News: Reggae è Quartiere Coffee. 26 February 2008. Il Tirreno. it. 18 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Line-ups Archive. Rototom Sunsplash. 18 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Biografia. it. 18 February 2020.
  6. Web site: Quartiere Coffee: storia e biografia della band di "In Jamaica". 21 December 2016. it. 18 February 2019.
  7. News: Il gran ritorno dei Quartiere Coffee. Benvenuti nella città che vibra. Il Tirreno. 27 March 2010. it. 18 February 2020.
  8. Web site: newspettacolo.com - "QUARTIERE COFFEE in tour. Tappa all'HEINEKEN JAMMIN' FESTIVAL il 5 luglio". it. 18 February 2020.
  9. News: Quartiere Coffee conquista l'Heineken Jammin Festival. 23 June 2011. Il Tirreno. it. 18 February 2020.
  10. Web site: Morto Giallu, il chitarrista dei Quartiere Coffee. Eventi Reggae. 17 April 2014. it. 18 February 2020.
  11. News: Addio Gianluca, la chitarra del reggae. 18 April 2014. Il Tirreno. it. 18 February 2020.
  12. Web site: "We Are": primo singolo di una nuova tappa per i Quartiere Coffee. 2 February 2016. it. 18 February 2020.
  13. Web site: World Reggae Contest 2016 Top 5 Finalists. 23 June 2016. World Reggae Contest. 18 February 2020.
  14. Web site: "Conscience" il nuovo album di Quartiere Coffee. 5 May 2017. Ritmoinlevare. it. 18 February 2020.
  15. Web site: Intervista ai Quartiere Coffee: in "Conscience" tanta fatica e la voglia di raccontarci. 30 June 2017. Eventi Reggae. it. 18 February 2020.
  16. News: I Quartiere Coffee tornano insieme: un nuovo singolo per annunciare la loro reunion. 13 November 2020. Il Giunco. it. 13 November 2020.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Quartiere Coffee".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.