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he had been born in Genoa or in Emilia, artist Guido Politi
would have follow the same steps as De André's or Guccini's.
But somehow, all pople are children of their land, and then
Guido could have lacked for that sanguine popular culture he
only could soak up and absorb in Siciliy. Yes, because, on the
contrary, Politi is a Palermitano "d.o.c.", born here
in 1947, who never left away his Sicily but for little times.
After short youth experience as a songwriter in a rock band
and several shows organized by some cultural associations, theaters
and university, in 1968, in his twenties he was invited to sing
at the Faculty of Lettere of Bari University, where some common
friends introduced him to Fabrizio De André. This encounter
stimulated the completion of his project "Una storia di
pazzi", nine songs about three fugitives from a mental
hospital that, escaped by boat, docked a little isle where they
started telling to the lighthouse man their own lives. In 1969
a LP came out, released by Durium, and, later on, the same label
published a single consisting of two love-songs: “Cerco un’Isola”
and “Immagini”.
But arts not always pay, and so the artist gets craftman, and,
by transforming his love for sea and sailing in a brilliant
craft activity, Politi becomes a shipbuilder. While he continues
on cultivating his invincible passion for music. In fact, he
keeps on writing songs - he has written about 50 compositions
so far - and goes on with performing as songwriter-storyteller,
singing the world, his own world, with the eyes and the heart
of a sensitive poet. His way to see things, to process just
forgotten events, to research facts and characters, real or
imaginary, mithic or similar, that represent and become everybody's
story, which tells about the universe-man. And not only that
makes Politi a modern poet, but that, by listening to his songs,
one identifies himself, recognizes himself, feels like a part
of that universe, unavoidably.
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Guitars: Guido Politi, Nicolò
Renna, Lorenzo Colella, Massimo De Maria
Bass: Gabrio Bevilacqua
Sax & clarinet: Orazio Maugeri
Accordion: Matilde Politi
Piano: Eugenio De Fortis
Violoncello: Domenico Guddo
Violin: Gabriele Politi
Flute: Anna Ventimiglia
Friscalettu: Guido Siracusa
Drums: Fabrizio Francoforte
Percussions: Massimo La Guardia,
“Paquito” Bordonaro, Lajos Zsivkov
Background voice: Matilde Politi
Produced: Guido Politi e Maurizio
Curcio
Artistic direction: Paolo
Siculiana
Mastering: Giovanni Versari al
Nautilus, Milano
Executive producers: Guido Politi
e Paolo Siculiana
Words & musics: Guido Politi
Arrangements: Giudo Politi e
Orazio Maugeri
Illustration: Arch. Adriana
Trapassi
Press office: Antonio Terzo
Original photos: Enza Tamborra |
