Party: Bandabardò // Live at Opium Rooms

Party: Bandabardò // Live at Opium Rooms

Bandabardò

Born March 8th 1993 to bring joy to the world and party to the people.
What no one could ever know: It worked out, from Florence to the whole wide world

Bandabardò is a Florentine folk/rock group whose name is a tribute to Brigitte Bardot

It was exactly that day when Enrico Erriquez Greppi, a bilingual singer & guitarist with a French-Luxembourg heritage, persuaded A. M. Finaz, a budding electric lead-guitarist, to ditch all his amplifiers and pedals. Erriquez was convinced it would be a barrel of fun to bring on stage the very same party atmosphere that emerges from those magic moments, when groups of friends get together and start singing countless songs, in and out of tune.

Once entered in the mood it is inevitable and invariably that everybody starts to groove as hell, joined by a bunch of bongos and other percussions! Ramon enriches the band’s sound with his Cuban flair. Later on joined by rhythm-guitarist and multi instrumentalist Orla, the Don Bachi on the upright bass coming directly from the true street-act culture, rocker young Nuto on a minimal drum kit to ensure that everybody dances and finally their personal reliable sound technician Cantini.

The right musical mixture obtained, the band did everything to become a steadily more devastating live act with numerous concerts and lavish energy: the Bardò’s way of performing fits both the street set and the roaring set of sport arenas with about of 150 concerts a year. Rock’n roll on the road anytime and anywhere between Italy, Germany, France, Canada, Spain, Switzerland and Slovenia alternated with van crashes and physical exhaustion made them one of the busiest touring Italian bands ever.

Bandabardò have been on stage with many of their friends such as Daniele Silvestri, Max Gazzè, Paola Turci, Patty Pravo, Francesco Magnelli, Modena City Ramblers, Litfiba, Sergio Cammariere, Marina Rei, Raiz, Bobo Rondelli, Lina Sasti, Marco Calliari and Tonino Carotone is a logical result. Goran Bregovich features on the album “Allegro ma non troppo”. Highlights were a sold out club tour and great festival shows in Italy and prestigious appearances on festivals like Sommerfestival der Kulturen Stuttgart, Esperanzah! Festival Namur, Belgium and last but not least Montreux Jazz Festival. The after a tour in Germany the Bandabardò also performed at Festejades in Gruissan and Cruilla Festival in Barcelona.

Social and political engagement has been a static element ever since and brought them to collaborations with Emergency, Amnesty, personal engagement in Chiapas, Mexico and many more. Besides traveling the world, the Bandabardò records discs that, thanks to their faithful fans, make them a phenomenon being constantly in high chart rankings, in spite of their Indie-Label and Distribution. They also did the soundtrack to the film “The Universal” by Frederico Micali, which was released in April 2016. Who could have ever expected back in 1993 that Bandabardò would create campfire evergreens and become one of the basic pillars of the Italian independent culture?

Bandabardò is performing in the Opium Rooms, Dublin on Wednesday 9th November

TICKETS

€19.50 adv / €23 door

Advanced tickets are available online from WAV Tickets or Lo-Call 1890 200 078 (1-8pm M-F, 4-8pm Sat)

- 50c per ticket service charge applies on phone, internet or creditcard bookings. Final ticket price may be higher from other outlets.

Strictly over 18′s, I.D. may be required.