ORIGINALLY FROM BOLOGNA(ITALY)RUDE-HI-FI HAS BEEN PUSHING THE SOUNDS OF MESTIZO/PATCHANKA MIXED WITH JUNGLE ,REGGAE&DRUM n’BASS FOR 2 DECADES NOW.INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC AND THE ATTITUDE OF THE CLASH,MANO NEGRA,THE SPECIALS AND BY THE WHOLE JAMAICAN SOUND SYSTEM CULTURE, HE BEGAN HIS DJ & SINGER CAREER PLAYING IN CLUBS AND SQUATS IN ITALY AND SPAIN.
HIS FIRST SOLO CD “RUDE BOY ROCKâ€WAS RELEASED ON GRIDALO FORTE/BANDA BASSOTTI LABEL IN 1997 AND WAS A MIX OF LATIN,SKA AND BREAKBEATS. THE FOLLOWING RELEASE “BARRIOBEATZâ€( METAK RECORDS / BASQUE COUNTRY)WAS PRAISED BY THE UNDERGROUND SCENE AS ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS OF 2003, AND EARNED HIM PERFOMANCES ON MANU CHAO’S TOUR , AS WELL AS ON FERMIN MUGURUZA , BANDA BASSOTTI,LA KINKY BEAT OR OBRINT PAS, ALL BEING IMPRESSED BY THE UNIQUE STAGE PRESENCE , POWERFULL VOICE AND REMIX SKILLS OF THIS STRANGE ARTISTS, A DJ & SINGER ,COMING FROM PUNK ROCK ,DOING SOUND SYSTEM LIKE A JAMAICAN, & SPREADING LATIN BASTARDZ SOUNDS with great LYRICS ,ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!!
SOON ITALY’S BEST LIVE BAND ,ROY PACI & ARETUSKA CALLED RUDE HI-FI TO JOIN THE BAND ,WITH THIS SICILIAN COMBO HE PERFORMED ALL OVER EUROPE AND ,RECORDED “PAROLA D’ONORE†( VIRGIN/V2) WICH WENT IN THE NATIONAL CHARTS.-
IN 2006 ,HE MOVED TO BARCELONA WHERE HE CURRENTLY RESIDES,AND PLAY WITH LA KINKY BEAT , A GREAT JUNGLE REGGAE BAND OF THE ALWAYS INCREDIBILE BARCELONA’S SCENE,ALSO CONTINOUSLY TRAVELING THOUGHORT EUROPE AND MEXICO, MAKING SOUND SYSTEM SHOWS WITH HIS DANCEFLLOR STYLE OF MESTIZO FUSED WITH BREAKBEATS,REGGAE,JUNGLE,BALCAN.PUNK ROCK ETC.........HE CALLED HIS STYLE AS "MARIATCHI SKANK".
NOT ONLY ACTIVE BEHIND THE DECKS OR ON STAGE,OR IN STUDIO AS REMIXER,HE HOSTED THE POPULAR SERIES “REMEZCLANDO MI CULTURA†FOR RADIOCHANGO (WWW.RADIOCHANGO.COM) AND IS CURRENTLY ON WORLD MUSIC DJ’S CHARTS WITH HIS REMIX “POLITIK KILLSâ€OF MANU CHAO.
FROM 2003 TILL TODAY, PLAYED IN ALMOST EVERY EUROPEAN FESTIVAL ,SMALL OR BIG, FROM GLASTONBOURY/UK TO ROSKILDE/DK, WERCHTER / BELGIUM,WOMAD / UK ,WOMAD/CANARIE, WOMEX/SPAIN ,DOUR FESTIVAL ,SIZGET/HUNGARY ETC……THAN MEXICO,BRAZIL,JAMAICA ETC..
KNOWN FOR HIS HIGHLY ENERGETIC SETS,RUDE HI.FI ALWAYS COMING CORRECT WITH LOADS OF UNRELEASED TRX FROM INTERNATIONAL PRODUCERS.HIS SOUND IS DEFIENED BY VERSATILITY AND CROWD INTERACTION,MAKING SURE PEOPLE ENJOY THEMSELVES AND DANCE LIKE CRAZY,ALWAYS INCITING GREAT RESPECT MUSICIANS AND FANS ALIKE.-
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........manu chao new ep POLITIK KILLS featuring Rude hi-fi is out on vynil and on digital outlet (iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, Zune, Amazon, etc). It features a collection of reggae remixes from a variety of legends including UK icons Dennis Bovell and Lincoln Kwesi-Johnson as well as Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. You can pick it up at iTunes here . A physical version of the EP will be available in CD and vinyl format at your favorite music store on June 3rd. We also recommend checking out the new www.PolitiKills.com www.PolitiKills.com to listen to tracks from the remix EP and watch the new "Politik Kills" music video. Finally, the site includes commentary from social leaders, writers, artists and more; all in the name of reflecting on the misuse and abuse of power plaguing the world. In other Manu Chao news, it was just announced that he will be performing at the Outside Lands Music Festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on August 22nd and Austin City Limits Festival on September 26th. Be on the lookout for some moreI edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
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