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Natalino Otto

clausciclausci RomaNew
edited June 2007 in Gypsy Jazz Italia Posts: 82
Natale Condognotto, in art Natalino Otto was born in Cogoleto (Genova) in the 1912, dead in Milano in 1969.

He was the first swing-singer in Italy, he starts as a singer and musician in the clubs in his region (Liguria) but like other singers and musician for the training of his career he had to leave home, in the 30s working on the transatlantics (Europe-Nord America) . This experience made him to know the new music like Swing and Jazz.

in 1935 he was engaged by an Italo-American radio station ,he return in Italy in 1937,and start to do his innovative repertoire.But he have troublesto dialogue with the italian reality, in wich were forbidden all the foreign influences. Infact he have singed a lot of american tunes changing the namesfor example : "stardust_polvere di stelle", or "st louis blues_la tristezza di s. luigi".

the national radiophonic station the EIAR, didn't put on his music that they call "neger's anti-music".

Excluse by the radio, he decided to start work with the records, and he made records in collaboration with a lot of musician and directors like Gorni Kramer or Pippo Barizza.

He also done some movies like "Tutta la città canta" by Riccardo Freda, and he also were sometimes in "Carosello" or "La casa senza tempo".

In the 50s he goes in 4 edition of the Sanremo festival ,the best position was in 1955 with the song "Il canto nella valle".

in 1955 he married the singer Flo Sandon.

Here we can see him singing with her




i personally love the singing of Natalino Otto, he was really a great musician . Listen to the perfect tune of the long notes with the final vibrato...lovely.

P.S. Sorry for my english...
Claudio

Comments

  • emicademicad Rome - ItalyModerator
    Posts: 472
    Thanks Claud, great work.
    :D
  • BarengeroBarengero Auda CityProdigy
    Posts: 527
    Wow! She is much better than Dame Edna!

    Best,
    Barengero
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