Antonio Esposito (born 15 July 1950) is an Italian singer, songwriter and musician.

Career

Esposito was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's admin ...

. He started playing percussions in his teenage years. In the early 1970s, he played sessions and recorded with musicians such as Alan Sorrenti,

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, Brian Auger,

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and

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. In 1975 he recorded his first solo album, ''Rosso napoletano'', in collaboration with

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. Esposito is mostly well known for his 1984 hit single " Kalimba de Luna" from his album ''Il grande esploratore''. After winning the Un disco per l'estate music festival, it charted in Italy and Switzerland, and a cover by

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reached No. 17 in Germany. In 1987, his single " Papa Chico" was No. 2 in

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for 5 weeks and No. 3 in

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for 2 weeks. In 1986 he won the

Nastro d'argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italian ...

Award for the soundtrack of Lina Wertmuller's film '' Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)''.

Discography

* ''Rosso napoletano'' (1975) * ''Processione sul mare'' (1976) * ''Gente distratta'' (1977) * ''La banda del sole'' (1978) * ''Tamburo'' (1982) * ''Il grande esploratore'' (1984) * ''As tu às'' (1985) * ''Tony Esposito'' (1987) * ''Villaggio globale'' (1990) * ''Tropico'' (1996) * ''Tony Esposito'' (anthology, 1997) * ''Viaggio tribale'' (2003) * ''Sentirai'' (2011) * ''Tam Tam Bass'' (2013)

Collaborations

* 1972: ''Aria'' – Alan Sorrenti * 1973: ''Come un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto'' – Alan Sorrenti * 1973: ''Il re non-si diverte'' –

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* 1973: ''Opera buffa'' – Francesco Guccini * 1974: ''I buoni e i cattivi'' –

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* 1974: '' Stanze di vita quotidiana'' – Francesco Guccini * 1974: ''Francesco De Gregori'' –

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* 1975: ''Io che non-sono l'imperatore'' –

* 1975: ''La valle dei templi'' – Perigeo * 1975: ''La torre di Babele'' –

* 1976: ''Automobili'' –

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* 1977: ''Samarcanda'' –

* 1981: ''Vai mò'' –

* 2007: ''Il mio nome è Pino Daniele e vivo qui'' – Pino Daniele * 2008: ''Ricomincio da 30'' – Pino Daniele

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