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Tazenda | |
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 Tazenda live in Arbus, 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sardinia, Italy |
| Genres | Pop rock, ethnic music, folk rock, pop |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Members | Gigi Camedda Gino Marielli Serena Carta Mantilla |
| Past members | Andrea Parodi Beppe Dettori Nicola Nite |
| Website | tazenda |
Tazenda is a Sardinian ethnic pop-rock band.[1] The group was formed in Sardinia in 1988 by Andrea Parodi, Gigi Camedda and Gino Marielli. The group's music is characterized by the influence from traditional Sardinian music; the lyrics of most of their songs are in Sardinian language, especially in its Logudorese variety.[2]
In 1991 the band gained popularity after the participation at Sanremo Music Festival together with the Sardinian singer-songwriter Pierangelo Bertoli with the song Spunta la luna dal monte (The moon rises from the mountain). The song finished fifth.
The band collaborated also with the singer-songwriter Fabrizio De André singing a song in Sardinian (Etta Abba Chelu) and co-writing the song Pitzinnos in sa gherra ("Children in the War"), both of which were included on their 1992 album Limba.[3]
The 2007 album Vida (Life) has a new singer, Beppe Dettori. The first song of the album is a duet with Eros Ramazzotti, Domo mia (My Home). Ramazzotti sings in Sardinian for the first time.
The name of the band was taken from Second Foundation, a novel of the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. In the novel the planet "Tazenda" (the name of which comes from the English expression "Star's End") plays an important role. The choice, according to Tazenda, of this name was because of an assonance with their own language.
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- 1988 - Tazenda
- 1991 - Murales
- 1992 - Limba
- 1995 - Fortza paris
- 1998 - Sardinia
- 2005 - ¡¡¡Bum-ba!!!
- 2007 - Vida
- 2008 - Madre Terra
- 2012 - Ottantotto
- 2021 – Antìstasis
Compilation albums
[edit]- 1997 - Il sole di Tazenda
Live albums
[edit]- 1993 - Il popolo rock
- 2001 - Bios – Live in Ziqqurat
- 2006 - Reunion
- 2009 - Il nostro canto - Live in Sardinia
- 2011 - Desvelos tour
- 2015 - Il respiro live
Singles
[edit]- 1988 – "A sa zente/S'urtima luche"
- 1990 – "Carrasecare"
- 1991 – "Spunta la Luna dal monte (Disamparados)" (feat. Pierangelo Bertoli)
- 1991 – "Mamoiada"
- 1993 – "Il popolo rock"
- 1997 – "Scaldaci Sole"
- 2003 - "Bandidos"
- 2007 - "Domo mia" (feat. Eros Ramazzotti)
- 2007 - "La ricerca di te"
- 2008 - "Madre Terra" (feat. Francesco Renga)
- 2009 - "Piove luce" (feat. Gianluca Grignani)
- 2008 - "L'aquila"
- 2012 - "Mielacrime"
- 2013 - "Il respiro del silenzio" (feat. Kekko Silvestre from Modà)
- 2015 - "Amore nou"
- 2018 - "Dentro le parole"
References
[edit]- ↑ Jones, Barry (20 August 2004). "CD reviews". Powys County Times and Express (Montgomeryshire ed.). Welshpool, Powys. p. 28. Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Online, Redazione Cagliari (8 March 2018). "Tazenda, Dentro le parole". Casteddu On line (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Tazenda" (in Italian).
External links
[edit]- Official site (in Italian)
- Article on Andrea Parodi, Repubblica.it, 18 October 2006. (in Italian)
- Article on Andrea Parodi death, Corriere della Sera, 18 October 2006. (in Italian)
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