Bio

Palermo is a goldmine for musicians. In Sicily's capital all kinds of musical influences enter the city through the harbor. For Fabrizio Cammarata Palermo is his muse, but there is Cuba and North Africa in his songs, along with Bob Dylan, Fabrizio De André and Nick Drake. You can hear the echo of Miriam Makeba's South African lullabies, and songs in which a Cuban trés is unexpectedly in harmony with Indian tabla and rhythmic percussions, electric bass and guitar. You hear it on albums like The Second Grace and the recently released Rooms. That last album features collaborations by Joey Burns from Calexico and Jairo Zavala (Calexico, DePedro). Cammarata is a well known name in Italy but with his English lyrics he brings his power also outside of his country. Opening for Devendra Banhart, Iron & Wine, Gang of Four, The Devastations, Depedro, Carmen Consoli and Ely Guerra show a succeeded conversion of the album's intensity and interesting tone colour on stage.