Tony Esposito (musician)

Tony Esposito
Tony Esposito in concert
Background information
Birth name	Antonio Esposito
Born	July 15, 1950 (1950-07-15) Naples, Italy
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Musician, singer-songwriter, drummer
Instruments	drums
Years active	1972 - present
Labels	Numero Uno, Bubble Records

Antonio "Tony" Esposito (born 15 July 1950) is an Italian musician, singer-songwriter and drummer from Italy.

Career

Esposito was born in Naples.

He is well known for his 1984 hit single "Kalimba de Luna" from his album Il grande esploratore.

In 1987 his single "Papa Chico" was #1 in The Netherlands for 5 weeks.

Discography

• Rosso napoletano (1975)
• Processione sul mare (1976)
• Procession of the Heirophants (1976)
• Gente distratta (1977)
• La banda del sole (1978)
• Tamburo (1982)
• Il grande esploratore (1984)
• As tu as (1985)
• Papa Chico (1985)
• Tony Esposito (1987)
• Tony Esposito (anthology, 1997)
• Villaggio globale (1990)
• Tropico (1996)
• Viaggio tribale (2003)

Collaborations

• 1972: Aria, by Alan Sorrenti
• 1973: Come un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto, by Alan Sorrenti
• 1973: Il re non si diverte, by Roberto Vecchioni
• 1973: Opera buffa, by Francesco Guccini
• 1974: I buoni e i cattivi, by Edoardo Bennato
• 1974: Stanze di vita quotidiana, by Francesco Guccini
• 1974: Francesco De Gregori, by Francesco De Gregori
• 1975: Io che non sono l'imperatore, by Edoardo Bennato
• 1975: La valle dei templi, by Perigeo
• 1975: La torre di Babele by Edoardo Bennato
• 1976: Automobili, by Lucio Dalla
• 1977: Samarcanda, by Roberto Vecchioni
• 1981: Vai mò, by Pino Daniele
• 2007: Il mio nome è Pino Daniele e vivo qui, by Pino Daniele
• 2008: Ricomincio da 30, by Pino Daniele

External links

• Tony Esposito at the Internet Movie Database
• Tony Esposito discography at Discogs
• Last.fm
• Italianprog.com