Gianluigi Cavallo
Gianluigi Cavallo | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | DjCavallo, Indyana, Lord Viper, Cabo, L'Eretico |
| Born | 9 August 1968 |
| Origin | Parma, Italy |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | [1] |
Gianluigi Cavallo (born 9 August 1968 in Parma, Italy) is an Italian singer, guitarist, composer, system integrator and programmer. He played in the band Litfiba from 1999 to 2006.[1]
The beginnings[edit]
While working as programmer, following his passion for music, Gianluigi Cavallo performed as DJ in different independent radios, becoming a valued singer in some of them.
The nickname "Cabo" is a contraction from the Spanish form of his surname (Caballo).[2]
His record debut was in 1994 with the mix 12" Brooklyn in which there were three different versions of "Cavalcamix", a sort of electrodance medley of '50s rock music.[3]
Some months later he produced a new mix 12" called "Indyana" with the dance piece A say baby, a revisitation of a riff from the song Black Betty by Ram Jam.[4]
Career with Litfiba[edit]
In 1999 he became singer and frontman of the popular Italian rock band Litfiba. With them Cavallo wrote lyrics and music of Elettromacumba (2000), Insidia (2001), and Essere o sembrare (2005) winning 4 gold records and selling about 200,000 discs.[5]
During the period with the band Cavallo took place in many tours and two live albums.[6] The first of them, Live on Line, published in 2000, had also a free distribution by the search engine Lycos. For this, in Italy they were the forerunners in legally downloaded music.[7]
Cabo announced his departure from Litfiba in November 2006 with an email sent to his fans.[8]
The radio adventure[edit]
From 1998 to 2002 he was the presenter of three radio programs: Time to Rock, where he broadcast rock classics of the past,[9] L'avvocato del diavolo (The Devil's Advocate), in which told the "mysterious and strange stories of rock'n'roll"[10] and L'Eretico (the Heretic), a "trip through history, secrets, myths and legends".[11] From 2014 a lot of these radiophonic recordings became available via streaming, by himself Cabo, by Mixcloud.[12]
After Litfiba[edit]
In the period with Litfiba, Cavallo produced together with Carlo Barducci (Parsifal studios owner) the first album by the folk band Scaramouche[13] and of Morpin.[14] When he departed from Litfiba came back to informatics and now he is General Manager and co-founder of VirtualCom Interactive, one of the most important national software houses.[15] In Virtualcom he invented an advanced ePaper solution for mobile devices used by thousand Italian and international newspaper to show online the contents of the papery magazine.[16]
Today[edit]
On 8 November 2014, after 7 years far from musical scenes, he published a videoclip where he plays a cover of Heroes by David Bowie.[17]
Discography[edit]
Soloist[edit]
- 1994 – Brooklyn (12" with alias "DJ Cavallo")
- 1994 – A say Baby (12" with alias "Indyana")
- 1995 – Il Patto
- 2014 – Heroes (David Bowie cover)
Discography performing with Litfiba[edit]
Album[edit]
- 2000 – Elettromacumba
- 2001 – Insidia
- 2005 – Essere o sembrare
Anthology[edit]
- 2003 – The Platinum Collection
Live[edit]
- 2001 – Live on Line
Videography[edit]
- 2004 – Cento giorni verso est...
Compilations[edit]
- 2000 – Festivalbar 2000 (Il giardino della follia)
- 2003 – Demo Collection (Larasong – demo version)
Singles[edit]
- 2000 – Elettromacumba (cd single)
- 2000 – Il giardino della follia (cd single, radio edit mix)
- 2000 – Spia (cd single)
- 2001 – La stanza dell'oro (cd single)
- 2001 – Mr. Hyde (cd single, radio edit mix)
- 2001 – Senza Rete (cd single)
- 2003 – Larasong (cd single, two different covers)
- 2005 – Giorni di vento (cd single, radio edit mix)
Videoclip[edit]
- 2000 – Elettromacumba
- 2000 – Il giardino della follia
- 2000 – Spia
- 2001 – La stanza dell’oro
- 2001 – Mr.Hyde
- 2003 – Larasong
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Cabo Cavallo rompe il silenzio: ecco i suoi Heroes" (in Italian).
- ^ "9 agosto" (in Italian).
- ^ "Brooklyn" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Indyana A Say Baby (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.
- ^ "Litfiba". iTunes.
- ^ it:Gianluigi Cavallo#cite note-4
- ^ it:Gianluigi Cavallo#cite note-4
- ^ "Email ai fans" (in Italian).
- ^ "The Cabo Archives: Time To Rock". Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "The Cabo Archives: L'Avvocato Del Diavolo". Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "The Cabo Archives: L'Eretico". Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "The Cabo Archives: Radio Shows". Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "Nuovo disco degli Scaramouche" (in Italian).
- ^ "Stefano Mordenti al lavoro sul nuovo album: uscirà nel 2014" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Miles 33 is delighted to announce that it has acquired VirtualCom Interactive".
- ^ "L'ex chitarrista rock che ha inventato lo "sfoglio" sull'iPad" (in Italian).
- ^ "Cabo omaggia David Bowie" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Italian)
- Complete archive of his musical works[permanent dead link] (in Italian)
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