Vinicio Capossela

Vinicio Capossela

Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is an Italian singer-songwriter. His style is strongly influenced by US singer and songwriter Tom Waits (Capossela repeatedly recorded his songs with the help of Waits' guitarist, Marc Ribot), though it also draws from the traditions of Italian folk music (especially those of Irpinia, the part of Campania where his family moved from in the 1950s). Capossela's lyrics are highly original and are often inspired by literary sources such as John Fante, Geoffrey Chaucer, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and others.

Capossela was born in Hannover (Germany) from Italian parents, moved very early to Emilia Romagna. He has lived in Milan since 1987.

Discography

• All'una e trentacinque circa - 1990
• Modì - 1991
• Camera a sud - 1994
• Il ballo di San Vito - 1996
• Liveinvolvo - 1998 - (Live Album)
• Canzoni a manovella - 2000
• L'indispensabile - 2003
• Ovunque proteggi - 2006
• Nel niente sotto il sole - Grand tour 2006 - 2007 - (Live Album)
• Da solo - 2008 - (ITA Platinum 90,000+)
• Solo Show Alive - 2009 - (Live Album)
• The Story-Faced Man - 2010
• La nave sta arrivando - 2011 - (EP)
• Marinai, profeti e balene - 2011

Bibliography

Books by Vinicio Capossela

• Vinicio Capossela, Non si muore tutte le mattine, ISBN 8807016478, Feltrinelli, Milan (2004)
• Vinicio Capossela, Vincenzo Costantino Cinaski, In clandestinità, ISBN 9788807017858, Feltrinelli, Milan (2009)

Books about Vinicio Capossela

• Elisabetta Cucco, Vinicio Capossela. Rabdomante senza requie, ISBN 8886784317, Auditorium, Milan (2005)
• Vincenzo Mollica, Niente canzoni d'amore + DVD Parole e canzoni, ISBN 880618668X, Einaudi, Turin (2006)
• Massimo Padalino, Il ballo di San Vinicio, ISBN 9788862310833, Arcana (2009)

External links

• Official Site