Dodo Reale

Mauritius, Angola, ItaliaThe Dodo Reale was born in Luanda, the capital of Angola, in December 2000. Eight years on, in 2008, Dodo Reale is an afroindiepop duo composed of Dodo aka FABRIZIO DAL BORGO, songwriter, voice and guitar player, a mestizo soul still under the spell of the 5 years spent in Africa, and PATRIZIA FERRARINI, a Brazilian heart lost in the middle of Emilia Romagna (Italy) on surdo drums, berimbau, djembe, udu and colors, her favourite percussion instruments. =======Dodo has been a member of Banda Larga (including former musicians of Modena City Ramblers and Caravan de Ville). Patrizia has been playing for many years with Accademia do Ritmo Afroeira (Bologna), a prominent Italian orchestra of Afrobrazilian percussions, and collaborates with the Coro di M..Dodo Reale shared the stage and opened the live of various artists such as Francesco Magnelli, Cisco, Banda Maravilha, Ginevra di Marco, Duo Canhoto, Sabino Henda, Rogerio Dalù, Alberto Cottica, Moltheni, Cesare Basile. =======DR has attended important exhibitions such as Popkomm 2007 and MEI 2007 where they were invited to present their showcase. DR have also collaborated with various indie associations: Sub, Solo Roba Nostra, Sonoramente, Che torni Babele, Psichezenobia and NNARP, an Angolan NGO. ======= In Angola DR played in the presence of the Angolan First Lady, Ana Paula Dos Santos, on the TPA (Televisão Publica de Angola) and at the Residence of the Italian Embassador. Other venues in Angola: Auditorium Pepetela-Embassy of Portugal, Radio LAC, Radio Escola, Radio Eclesia, Elinga Theatre, Chà de Caxinde, Café do Mar, Miami, Centro Culturale Agostinho Neto, Hotel Trópico, Espaço Bahia, Galeria Celamar, AR-cafè, Bar do Disegual, Centro dos Refugiados UNHCR/COSV. =======In Italy: Festival della Filosofia a Sassuolo (MO). Feste dell’Unità di: Bologna (Palacuore), Reggio Emilia, Modena, Gonzaga (MN), Bergantino (RO). Buskers’ festivals: Ferrara Buskers Festival (FE), Montecchio Unplugged Buskers (RE), Gonzaga Buskers (MN), Central Park a Reggio Emilia (RE). Various theatres and institutions: Palazzo Ducale di Sassuolo (MO), Casa delle Arti (MO) a cura di Tir Danza, Teatro Pandureira di Cento (FE), Teatro delle Passioni (MO), Teatro Fabrizio de Andrè Casalgrande (RE), Teatro della Cittadella (MO), Castello di Spezzano (MO), Casa della Pace (MI), Galleria Ferro di Cavallo (ROMA), Ospitale delle Rifiorenze (FI), Borghetto dell’Olmo (Guastalla), Bar Wolf (BO), Akúo Film Festival a Cesenatico (FE), Mama’s Club (RA), Spazio Culturale Et-Nà a Civitanova Marche (MC), Notte Bianca a Pegognaga (MN), Calamita a Cavriago (RE), Circoli ARCI Tom e La Casbah (MN), Macondo e Iqbal Masih (BO), Parco della Memoria a Correggio (RE) organizzata da ANPI, Centro Sociale Libera a Marzaglia (MO), Stonewood a Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD), Sporting Club Sassuolo (MO), Kalinka a Carpi (MO). Various other gigs in pubs, ARCI and ACLI venues, and many festivals.See www.dodoreale.com for more details.======= Album presentation: Les Nations UniesDodo Reale's first album "Les Nations Unies" (The United Nations) was produced in March 2007. - It features 12 original tracks + 4 bonus tracks - It was recorded in Angola at Endipu, Beto Max Produccoes, and Italy (Bologna). – Final production and mastering by Marco Bertoni, producer of Motel Connection. - All lyrics, music and arrangements by Dodo Reale. =======Lyrics in different languages, african choruses, marimbas, surdos, berimbau, kissange and guitar. The atmosphere is magical, melodies are evocating a mix of samba and pop, afrobeat and folk. =======Collaborations in Angola: Bety Tavira (singer of the Banda Movimento, one of the most famous band of Angola), Helder Mendes, Lee Joyce, Irina Vasconcelos, Tomasia Estevào Morais, and the important producers Alcas Fernandes, Beto Max and Poola ‘m Boombo (producer of MIG, Angolan artist winner of the top 40 dos mais queridos in year 2006). =======Other collaborations: Davide “Dudu” Morandi, Modena City Ramblers lead vocal. Lady Jessica Lombardi, Fiamma Fumana bagpipe player. The music maestros Gentjan Lukaci and Matteo Ferrari, Elisa Meschiari additional vocals.

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