Italian reggae band
Quartiere Coffee |
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Quartiere Coffee performing at Positive River Festival in 2013 |
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Origin | Grosseto, Italy |
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Genres | Reggae Dancehall reggae |
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Years active | 2004–present |
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Labels | One Step Records Red Gold Green Label |
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Members | Tommaso "Kg Man" Bai Filippo "Rootman" Fratangeli Matteo Varricchio Marco Vagheggini Matteo Maggio Filippo Scandroglio Giulio Grillo |
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Past members | Gianluca Acquilino Matteo Breschi |
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Quartiere Coffee is an Italian reggae band from Grosseto, formed in 2004.[1][2]
History
They debuted in 2008 with the studio album In-A, produced by Ciro "Prince Vibe" Pisanelli,[1][3] and performed at Rototom Sunsplash on 12 July 2008.[4][5]
In 2010 they released the single "Sweet Aroma", which became one of the most successful songs of the band.[1][5][6][7] The band won the "Jammin' Contest" of the Heineken Jammin' Festival in July 2010 and they performed as the opening act for Vasco Rossi on 11 July 2011.[1][6][8][9]
Lead guitarist Gianluca Acquilino died on 16 April 2014 at the age of 34 and frontman Kg Man left the band later that year.[1][10][11] Keyboardist Filippo "Rootman" Fratangeli became the new leader and vocalist of the band.[1][12]
In 2016 Quartiere Coffee participated at the Reggaeville's World Reggae Contest, performing at the Ostróda Reggae Festival in Poland. The band ended up second to the Dutch band The Dubbeez.[13] Their fourth album Conscience was released on 5 May 2017.[1][14][15]
On 13 November 2020, the band announced the comeback of lead vocalist Kg Man, and the new single "Back in Town" was released on 3 December.[16]
Discography
Studio albums
- In-A (2008)
- Vibratown (2010)
- Italian Reggae Familia (2013)
- Conscience (2017)
- La mia terra (2024)
Singles
- "Suffer" (2009)
- "1st Round" (2010)
- "Sweet Aroma" (2010)
- "Italian Reggae Familia" (2013)
- "We Are" (2016)
- "Sometimes" (2016)
- "In Jamaica" (2016)
- "Un viaggio" (2020) with I Matti delle Giuncaie
- "Back in Town" (2020)
- "Love mi vida" (2021)
- "Just One" (2022) feat. Mellow Mood
- "Countdown" (2022)
- "Centro di gravità permanente (2022) feat. Simone Cristicchi
- "La tempesta" (2023)
- "Mr. Propaganda" (2024) feat. Finaz
Bibliography
- Ten. Dieci anni di musica di una delle reggae band più importanti della penisola. Scarlino: Ouverture Edizioni. 2014.
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