Raiz

Blessed in Naples on Apr 22, 1967, Gennaro “Raiz” Della Volpe (his artistic aka often changing to Rais, Reeno, or Raiss) debuted in the first ’90s seeing that the lead vocalist of Almamegretta. Mixing dub, trip-hop, Mediterranean rhythms, and Asian and Neapolitan melodies within an incredibly primary and personal method, Almamegretta shortly became perhaps one of the most essential and influent Italian indie rings, gaining the interest of critics throughout European countries because of albums such as for example Animamigrante (1993), Sanacore (1995), and Lingo (1998) — and to a camaraderie with Massive Strike, for whom they remixed the name an eye on the Karmacoma EP. For the time being, because of his unique tone of voice, Raiz collaborated with performers as varied as Pino Daniele, Leftfield, Asian Dub Basis, and Mauro Pagani. As well as Expenses Laswell and maker Eraldo Bernocchi he began a project known as Ashes, whose 1st album, Corpus, premiered in 1995. He also acted in Gianluca Sodaro’s Sicilian Traditional western Cuore Scatenato (2000) and guested within the soundtrack of Antonio Capuano’s Luna Rossa (2001). In 2002, following the launch the live recording Venite! Venite!, Raiz remaining Almamegretta to be able to pursue a single career. His 1st record, Wop, adopted 2 yrs after, co-produced by Roberto Vernetti and previous Almamegretta member Pier Paolo Polcari. Combining together modern consumer electronics and pop melodies along with his standard cosmopolitan attitude and a solid Neapolitan sensibility, it verified his status among the most unique personalities of his era. In 2006 Ashes came back with Unisono, and in 2007 Raiz released his sophomore recording, Uno, poppier and even more refined than his earlier effort.