Festival di Sanremo

Here are excerpts from a great email I received, which also included the MP3 which I've posted:

"You must be aware that in Italy, each year, a big contest between pro singers goes on. It's the "Festival di Sanremo", which basically is an "Italian Song Festival". It's the biggest event of italian music scene. If you go to Sanremo (a Jury select artists allowed) you've good chances to boost sales during the rest of the year. The song you perform there must be new, and basically lot of singers attend the festival with the upcoming single of the album they're ready to put on sale on the day following the performance at the Festival."

"Sanremo festival goes on since more than thirty years. In 2004, organizers realized the thing was conceptually old and beginning to turn into a dead man walking (it lasts a week and EACH night it's broadcasted live on national tv), and felt the need to make it more interesting. So, they decided that international artists could support italian bands and solo players in the performance of their songs."

"Bill Wyman, along with old mate Terry Taylor, supported an italian young band, named "Db Boulevard". Bill and Terry, The Dirt Boys, played bass and guitar, on 2nd, 4th and 5th march 2004, at "Teatro Ariston" in Sanremo, on the ballad "Basterà". Following this link, you'll find the mp3, taken from the tv broadcast (you can hear the singer saying "Grazie!" - thanks in italian - at the end of the song)."

"Line-up for that performance was: Bill Wyman (bass)/Alessio Ventura (voc)/Roxy (gtr)/Diego Braggio (keyb)/Alfred Azetto (keyb)/Terry Taylor (gtr)/& Rai (Italian television) String Orchestra."

Thanks a million for this, I'm glad to be able to share it!

BASTERA