On the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of Fabrizio De André (18 February 1940), on 21 February PFM – Premiata
Forneria Marconi releases the new live album "PFM CANTA DE ANDRÉ ANNIVERSARY" (Aereostella).
The songs were recorded during the 2023/2024 tour which celebrated 45 years (1978/1979) of the iconic partnership between
the prog band and the Genoese singer-songwriter, a meeting that profoundly marked Italian music and gave birth to
a unique fusion between progressive rock and the poetry of songwriting.
In the album Franz Di Cioccio (lead vocal and drum) and Patrick Djivas (bass), with Lucio Fabbri (violin), Alessandro Scaglione
(keyboard), Marco Sfogli (guitar) and Eugenio Mori (drum). Special guests Flavio Premoli (piano, minimumog and vocal),
Michele Ascolese (acoustic guitar) and Luca Zabbini (keyboard, guitar and vocal).
The tracklist of "PFM Canta De André Anniversary" will retrace some of the most famous songs from De André's repertoire,
reinterpreted with the unmistakable sound of Premiata Forneria Marconi.
"PFM Canta De André Anniversary" will be available on digital, double CD and double vinyl.
PFM – Premiata Forneria Marconi has a unique and unmistakable style that combines the expressive power of music
rock, progressive and classical in a single fascinating entity. Born in 1970 (recordingly in 1972), the band has
quickly gained a prominent place on the international scene, which it maintains today. In 2016 the prestigious
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In 2016 the prestigious English magazine “Classic Rock” UK has placed PFM – Premiata Forneria Marconi in 50th place among the 100 most
important albums in the world, while “Rolling Stone” UK placed the album Photos of ghost in 19th place among the most
important figures of progressive music. In 2018 the band received the prestigious recognition as
“International Band of the year” at the Prog Music Awards UK and in 2019 the English magazine “PROG UK” nominated Franz Di
Cioccio among the 100 icons of "music that have changed our world" (the only musician in the Latin world