Pino Daniele

Artist: Pino Daniele

LP: Terra Mia

Song: "Ce Sta Chi Ce Penza"

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My plane landed in Austin in the late afternoon last Thursday, and my friend Wesley met me at the airport. We once worked together in Seattle, but now he's a Texas attorney with this sitting just outside his office window. One of the first places we went that afternoon (after stopping for a scrumptious meal at Your Mom's Burger Bar...

[ A typical burger at Your Mom's Burger Bar in Austin, TX ]

...we were both hungry; I had the Frida Kahlo burger, which I heartily recommend) was Waterloo Records on North Lamar Boulevard. I found several neat records there for a good price, including this 1977 debut LP from Italian singer/composer Pino Daniele. Born in Naples, Italy on March 19, 1955, Pino Daniele taught himself guitar at a young age and has enjoyed a long and successful career making music influenced by sounds not only from his native Italy, but from all around the world. His North American concert debut was a sold-out affair at The Apollo Theater in New York City on October 1, 2009. You can read more about Pino Daniele's life and music on Wikipedia here, and pictures from his "Terra Mia" LP and the "Ce Sta Chi Ce Penza" song lyrics are included below.

 

 

 

[ Waterloo Records in Austin, TX ]