Massimo Bubola
Encyclopedia
Massimo Bubola is an Italian
singer-songwriter
, record producer
and arranger
.
During his career, he cooperated with lot of Italian musicians in writing lyrics and musics, and his most significant cooperation was with Fabrizio De André
. As author, Bubola cooperated also with Milva
, the Gang, Mauro Pagani
, Fiorella Mannoia
, Cristiano De André, Kaballà and Grazia Di Michele.
, a commune in the Province of Verona
, he started writing songs very young. After the interest of the record producer Antonio Casetta, in 1976 he published his first album Nastro giallo (yellow ribbon). In 1978 Bubola started his cooperation with Fabrizio De André, writing with him the lyrics of the album Rimini
and, in 1981, of the album Fabrizio De André
.
In his third album Tre rose, published in 1981, Bubola received the cooperation of Fabrizio De André
as artistic producer, Dori Ghezzi
and Cristiano De André as chorister and Mauro Pagani
as flute
singer.
Despite of his cooperations with several musicians, he continued writing lyrics for his albums, publishing Massimo Bubola in 1982 and Vita, morte e miracoli in 1989. Amore e guerra, published in 1996, is an anthology in which Bubola performs some songs of De André, Fiorella Mannoia
and of the Gang.
His first live album, Il cavaliere elettrico, was published in 3 volumes in 2001, 2002 and 2004. Quel lungo treno, published in 2005, is a concept album
based on First World War
and dedicated to his great uncles, who died during the conflict.
Italy
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and arranger
Arrangement
The American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
.
During his career, he cooperated with lot of Italian musicians in writing lyrics and musics, and his most significant cooperation was with Fabrizio De André
Fabrizio De André
Fabrizio De André was an Italian singer-songwriter.Known for his sympathies towards anarchism, libertarianism, and pacifism, he also was a convicted atheist , and his songs often featured marginalized and rebellious people, prostitutes and knaves, and attacked the Catholic Church...
. As author, Bubola cooperated also with Milva
Milva
Maria Ilva Biolcati , known as Milva, is an Italian singer, actress and television personality. She is also known as 'La Rossa', , due to the colour of her hair, and additionally as the 'Panther of Goro', which stems from the Italian press having nicknamed the three most popular Italian female...
, the Gang, Mauro Pagani
Mauro Pagani
Mauro Pagani is an Italian musician and singer.Pagani was born in Chiari, Lombardy. A multi-instrumentalist, he made his debut in the music world in 1970 as violinist and founding member of the progressive rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi. In 1977 he left the band to follow a solo career, but...
, Fiorella Mannoia
Fiorella Mannoia
-The Beginning:Fiorella Mannoia's father Luigi was an Italian film stuntman, and Fiorella, her brother Maurizio and sister Patrizia began work in this area as children. Fiorella Mannoia's first film role as stuntwoman was at the age of 13 in the film Non cantare, spara!...
, Cristiano De André, Kaballà and Grazia Di Michele.
Biography and career
Born in TerrazzoTerrazzo, Italy
Terrazzo is a comune in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about 45 km southeast of Verona...
, a commune in the Province of Verona
Province of Verona
The Province of Verona is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Verona.-Overview:The province has an area of 3,109 km², and a total population of 912,981...
, he started writing songs very young. After the interest of the record producer Antonio Casetta, in 1976 he published his first album Nastro giallo (yellow ribbon). In 1978 Bubola started his cooperation with Fabrizio De André, writing with him the lyrics of the album Rimini
Rimini (album)
Rimini is the name of an album released by Italian singer/songwriter Fabrizio De André. It was first issued in 1978 on Ricordi and then re-released by BMG...
and, in 1981, of the album Fabrizio De André
Fabrizio De André (album)
Fabrizio De André is the name of an album released by Italian singer-songwriter Fabrizio De André, released in 1981. The songs were written by Fabrizio De André and Massimo Bubola. It is better known as L'Indiano due to the picture of a Native American on the cover...
.
In his third album Tre rose, published in 1981, Bubola received the cooperation of Fabrizio De André
Fabrizio De André
Fabrizio De André was an Italian singer-songwriter.Known for his sympathies towards anarchism, libertarianism, and pacifism, he also was a convicted atheist , and his songs often featured marginalized and rebellious people, prostitutes and knaves, and attacked the Catholic Church...
as artistic producer, Dori Ghezzi
Dori Ghezzi
Dori Ghezzi is an Italian singer who was active as a recording artist between 1966 and 1989. In the 1970s, Ghezzi worked mainly in a duo with American singer Wess, and the couple represented Italy in the 1975 Eurovision Song Contest....
and Cristiano De André as chorister and Mauro Pagani
Mauro Pagani
Mauro Pagani is an Italian musician and singer.Pagani was born in Chiari, Lombardy. A multi-instrumentalist, he made his debut in the music world in 1970 as violinist and founding member of the progressive rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi. In 1977 he left the band to follow a solo career, but...
as flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
singer.
Despite of his cooperations with several musicians, he continued writing lyrics for his albums, publishing Massimo Bubola in 1982 and Vita, morte e miracoli in 1989. Amore e guerra, published in 1996, is an anthology in which Bubola performs some songs of De André, Fiorella Mannoia
Fiorella Mannoia
-The Beginning:Fiorella Mannoia's father Luigi was an Italian film stuntman, and Fiorella, her brother Maurizio and sister Patrizia began work in this area as children. Fiorella Mannoia's first film role as stuntwoman was at the age of 13 in the film Non cantare, spara!...
and of the Gang.
His first live album, Il cavaliere elettrico, was published in 3 volumes in 2001, 2002 and 2004. Quel lungo treno, published in 2005, is a concept album
Concept album
In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...
based on First World War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and dedicated to his great uncles, who died during the conflict.
Discography
- Nastro giallo (1976)
- Marabel (1979)
- Tre rose (1981)
- Massimo Bubola (1982)
- Vita, morte e miracoli (1989)
- Doppio lungo addio (1994)
- Amore e guerra (1996)
- Mon trésor (1997)
- Diavoli e farfalle (1999)
- Giorni dispari (2001)
- Il cavaliere elettrico (2001, 2002, 2004)
- Niente passa invano - Concerti 1997/2002 (2003)
- Segreti trasparenti (2004)
- Quel lungo treno (2005)
- Neve sugli aranci (2007)
- Marabel (2008)
- Ballate di terra & d'acqua (2008)
- Dall'altra parte del vento (2008)
- Chupadero! (2009)
- Romagna nostra (2010)
Literature
- Marzio Angiolani: "Massimo Bubola - Viaggiando con zingari o re". Editrice Zona, 2001 - ISBN 88 87578 26 5
- Matteo Strukul: "Il cavaliere elettrico". Meridiano Zero, 2008 - ISBN 978-88-8237-170-8