Cantabile By Michel Petrucciani, Remix Version of the Original Track by Grammy Award Damian

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JANUARY 29, ITALY -- Cantabile by Michel Petrucciani, Speak Life a remix of the original track by Grammy award winner Damian Marley, the youngest son of Bob Marley and the song dedicated to Miles Davis, Dreaming Miles are just three of the songs contained in MUSIC FOR LOVE VOL.1. Listening to Fabrizio Bosso's trumpet on a piece by Petrucciani, Riccardo Onori's guitar together with Stefano De Donato's bass on a piece by Damian Marley is not common.

Born from an idea of the Italian textile entrepreneur who lives in the United States Franco Nannucci, which he had following a concert and a recording session in Italy in the summer of 2019, and after taking shape in September of the same year thanks to the intervention by Stefano De Donato, the eclectic founder and bassist of the funk group Dirotta su Cuba, MUSIC FOR LOVE VOL.1, distributed in globally by Music for Love and Maqueta Records will be released on Friday January 22nd.

“This is a big and ambitious project. It was a real journey, a movie, a puzzle that one by one found the pieces to complete itself. Like magic - says Franco Nannucci - An idea that lasted 15 months until it found its final form. An idea born almost by chance from the dream of being able to listen to Michel Petrucciani playing with Fabrizio Bosso, from a song and message by Damian Marley and the dream of dedicating a song to Miles Davis. Dreams that I would never have believed I could achieve ”.

“Many serious and important projects arise from fun moments: in front of a pizza Franco threw me the challenge .... to compose, arrange and produce an album with 30 musicians, of different nationalities, different genres, different musical languages , a unprobable duo of Visionary Dreamers. From Istanbul to Rio, from Moscow to Senegal passing via New York via Kingston ... around the world in a single Album and for a common purpose ... a journey not to escape from life but not to let it escape !!! The experience was beautiful and equally tiring but now, that I have finished the production, I miss that continuous creative stimulus that I have literally quenched my thirst for over a year ... and I no longer listen to music in the same way as befote” the comment of Stefano De Donato But not only. In addition to the dream of being able to dedicate a song to Miles Davis, one of the most famous jazz players in history, as well as being able to merge the voices and sounds of 29 artists from 8 countries into 14 songs, MUSIC FOR LOVE VOL. 1 blends musical influences and musical inspirations from all over the world to an important charitable project, thanks to the non-profit organization MUSIC FOR LOVE, founded by Franco Nannucci, aimed at providing tangible and effective financial support to various charity projects around the world.

100% of the proceeds from the sale of the album and any concerts / merchandise will be in fact donated to the FABRIZIO MEONI ONLUS FOUNDATION and to the GHETTO YOUTHS FOUNDATION, the charitable organization founded and directed by Stephen, Damian and Julian Marley, sons of the legend Bob Marley.

“The collaboration with the Ghetto Youths Foundation has energized our organization in an incredible way, as it is easy to imagine. A small organization like ours, born in 2016 and grown thanks to my commitment and financial support with few friends - continued Franco Nannucci - Having the opportunity to collaborate with the Marley family, which represents Bob Marley, an icon of world music and its message of peace, solidarity and equality on a glabal scale, is not only a great honor and opportunity, but above all an important responsibility for me and all of us ”.

“Ghetto Youths Foundation is honored to participate in this mission-based project underlining the universal o power of music to transfom lives, and touch peoples hearts,” said Ghetto Youths Foundation Executive Director Eva Silerstein. “We are grateful for the support generated by this reléase which will deeply impact young people in need, both in Jamaica and across the globe.”

This is the eclectic and diverse team of musicians, combining a variety of nationalities, genres and cultures and includes (in alphabetical order): American record producer Chuck Alkazian; the Turkish flutist Tuğçe Albayrak ; Simona Bencini, captivating front woman of Dirotta su Cuba; the fantastic Italian trumpeter Fabrizio Bosso; the Turkish music artist Muhlis Berberoglu; the Moscow-born mezzo-soprano Anastasia Boldyreva; the American rapper Kayo Bracey; the Italian saxophonist, composer and comedian Marco Caponi, the Italian singer and songwriter Marilena Catapano; the Italian drummer Francesco Cherubini; the artist and musician Andrea De Donato; Stefano De Donato, founder and member of Dirotta su Cuba as well as composer, author, bassist, arranger and artistic and production director of this Project; the Italian drummer Daniel Fasano; the Italian singer Stefano Ferraro; the Portuguese-American singer, songwriter and musician Hugo Ferreira; the musician and founder of Dirotta su Cuba Rossano Gentili; the American rapper Sonny King, which has recently won the Global Music Awards and nominated for the Hollywood Music & Media Awards on January 27th; the Italian musical artist Maurizio Lampugnani; the Senegalese musician and actor Ismaila Mbaye; the great Italian organist and keyboardist Alberto Marsico; the Italian vibraphonist and percussionist Giuseppe Mazzamuto; the Italian author and rapper Pietro Nannucci; Jovanotti’s guitarist Riccardo Onori; the Italian arranger, pianist, producer, keyboardist and programmer Simone Papi; the Italian trombonist Gianluca Petrella, considered among the most gifted at an international level; the Italian Composer, musician and singer Mario Rosini; the Brazilian singer-songwriter Cecy Santana; the Italian-born singer, composer and actress Sabina Sciubba; the Italian electric bassist and guitarist Leopoldo Sebastiani; the Italian guitarist Daniele Vettori.

"Having received the blessing of Damien Marley for Speak Life and Alexandre Petrucciani for Cantabile are a further gift made to this album that fills me with pride. Even the artistic direction, the arrangements and the mix of Stefano De Donato and Sonny King's album Master are precious gifts, as well as Chuck Alkazian's Master for the song Um Amor Assim plus the beautiful cover designed for us by the artist Aleandro Roncarà - Franco Nannucci concludes - I also sincerely thank all the artists for having donated their art to this project and for believing in my vision. Diversity, inclusion and equality are our strength. We talk with music, we fight with music, we spread love with music. Music, the true universal language ”.

This is the list of the tracks contained on the album:

1.   CANTABILE 2.0 M. Petrucciani with Fabrizio Bosso Trumpet, Mario Rosini Piano, Pablo Nannucci Vocals, Francesco Cherubini Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass – Keyboards

2.   MI HAVAS REVON DeDo/M. Catapano/K. Bracey with Marilena Catapano Vocals, Kayo Bracey Rap, Marco Caponi Sax, Francesco Cherubini Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass - Piano

3.  SPEAK LIFE 2.0 D. Marley with Sonny King Vocals, Pablo Nannucci Rap, Riccardo Onori Guitars, Simone Papi Rhodes, Francesco Cherubini Drums, Stefano De Donato

Bass - Keys

4.    DREAMING MILES DeDo/F. Bosso with Fabrizio Bosso Trumpet, Francesco Cherubini Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass – Piano, Strings Arrangiament by Giuseppe Mazzamuto

5.  EGO P. Nannucci/DeDo with Pablo Nannucci Rap, Marilena Catapano Choir, Andrea De Donato Keyboards, Marco Caponi Sax, Daniele Vettori Guitars, Francesco Cherubini Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass - Keyboards - Guitars

6.  SEA NO STREET 2.0 R. Onori with Riccardo Onori Guitars, GianLuca Petrella Trombone, Sabina Sciubba Vocals, Rossano Gentili Rhodes, Francesco Cherubini Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass – Keyboards

7.   LISTEN THE SOUND S. Ferraro/DeDo with Stefano Ferraro Vocals, Kayo Bracey Rap, Stefano De Donato. Beat Box

8.   RAY CHARLES 2.0 K. Bracey with Kayo Bracey Rap, Andrea De Donato Piano – Keyboards, Francesco Cherubini Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass – Guitars

9.   I AM A KING DeDo/S. King with Sonny King Vocals, Muhlis Berberoğlu Saz / Baglama, Tuğçe Albayrak Ney Flüte, Francesco Cherubini Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass - Keyboards – Piano

10.   GOOD THINGS 2.0 DeDo/S. Bencini with Simona Bencini Vocals, Sonny King Rap, Alberto Marsico Hammond, Francesco Cherubini Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass - Guitars

11.    HABANERA 2.0 G. Bizet/DeDo with Anastasia Boldyreva Vocals, Giuseppe Mazzamuto Vibraphone, Francesco Cherubini Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass - Guitars – Rhodes

12.  UM AMOR ASSIM* C. Santana/H. Ferriera with Cecy Santana Vocals, Hugo Ferreira Vocals, Riccardo Onori Guitars, Daniel Fasano Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass - Key

13.   GORE’E I. Mbaye with Ismaila Mbaye Vocals - Percussion, Duo Manibe':, Maurizio Lampugnani Vocals – Percussion; Leopoldo Sebastiani Bass

14.  SPEAK LIFE 3.0 D. Marley with Sonny King Vocals, Pablo Nannucci Rap, Riccardo

Onori Guitars, Francesco, Cherubini     Drums, Stefano De Donato Bass - Keys

About Ghetto Youths Foundation

Founded by Stephen, Damian and Julian Marley, the Ghetto Youths Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing resources and opportunity to communities in need, anywhere.