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and Grazia Di Michele.

Biography and career

Born in

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, a commune in the

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, 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 ''

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'' and, in 1981, of the album ''

''. In his third album '' Tre rose'', published in 1981, Bubola received the cooperation of

as artistic producer,

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and

as chorister and

as flute singer. As well as his cooperation 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,

and of the

. 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

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based on

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and dedicated to his great uncles, who died during the conflict. His latest album, '' In alto i cuori'', with 11 new songs, was published on 22 January 2013.

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) *'' In alto i cuori'' (2013)

Literature

* Marzio Angiolani: "''Massimo Bubola – Viaggiando con zingari o re''". Editrice Zona, 2001 – * Matteo Strukul: "''Il cavaliere elettrico''". Meridiano Zero, 2008 – Bibliography about Massimo Bubola
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References

External links

Massimo Bubola official site

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bubola, Massimo 1954 births Living people Italian male singer-songwriters 20th-century Italian singer-songwriters 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters Italian folk singers People from the Province of Verona Italian record producers Italian music arrangers