Quartiere Coffee is an Italian

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band from

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, formed in 2004.

History

They debuted in 2008 with the studio album ''In-A'', produced by Ciro "Prince Vibe" Pisanelli, and performed at

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on 12 July 2008. In 2010 they released the single "Sweet Aroma", which became one of the most successful songs of the band. The band won the "Jammin' Contest" of the

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in July 2010 and they performed as the opening act for

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on 11 July 2011. Lead guitarist Gianluca Acquilino died on 16 April 2014 at the age of 34 and frontman Kg Man left the band later that year. Keyboardist Filippo "Rootman" Fratangeli became the new leader and vocalist of the band. In 2016 Quartiere Coffee participated at the Reggaeville's World Reggae Contest, performing at the Ostróda Reggae Festival in

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. The band ended up second to the Dutch band The Dubbeez. Their fourth album ''Conscience'' was released on 5 May 2017. On 13 November 2020, the band announced the comeback of lead vocalist Kg Man, and the new single "Back in Town" was released on 3 December.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''In-A'' (2008) * ''Vibratown'' (2010) * ''Italian Reggae Familia'' (2013) * ''Conscience'' (2017) * ''La mia terra'' (2024)

Singles

*"Suffer" (2009) *"1st Round" (2010) *"Sweet Aroma" (2010) *"Italian Reggae Familia" (2013) *"We Are" (2016) *"Sometimes" (2016) *"In Jamaica" (2016) *"Un viaggio" (2020) *"Back in Town" (2020) *"Love mi vida" (2021) *"Just One" (2022) *"Countdown" (2022) *"Centro di gravità permanente (2022) *"La tempesta" (2023) *"Mr. Propaganda" (2024) *"Cultura" (2025)

Bibliography

References

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* * * * Musical groups established in 2004 Italian reggae musical groups Dancehall groups Musical groups from Tuscany {{Italy-band-stub