Peppe Barra
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| Born | Giuseppe Barra 24 July 1944 (age 80) |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Giuseppe "Peppe" Barra (born 24 July 1944) is an Italian folk singer, actor, playwright and composer.
Life and career
[edit]Born in Rome into a family of Procidan actors, when he was only 6 Barra enrolled in an acting school for children, Teatrino di Zietta Liù.[1] In the early 1970s, he befriended Roberto De Simone and entered the Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare ensemble, with whom he stayed until 1978.[2] In 1976, he got his personal breakout as main actor in the De Simone's stage musical La Gatta Cenerentola.[1][2]
In 1982, Maurizio Scaparro as artistic director of the Carnival of Venice asked Barra to make a performance, and on this occasion Barra launched "Peppe e Barra", a musical that marked the beginning of the stage company "Peppe e Concetta Barra" with his mother Concetta, and that got a large success, being staged in Italy for several seasons and also performed in New York, Paris, Barcelona, Bonbay and Geneva, among other places.[1][3] In 1992, he made his solo discographic debut with Mo vene, for which he won the Targa Tenco for Best Performer.[2] His variegated career also include films and television.[1]
Discography
[edit]Solo albums
[edit]- Mo vene (1992)
- M'aggia curà (1995)
- Il borghese gentiluomo (2001)
- Guerra (2001)
- Peppe Barra in concerto (2003)
- La Cantata dei Pastori (2004)
- Matina (2005)
- Decamerone (2006)
- N'attimo (2009)
- Ci vediamo poco fa (2011)
- E cammina cammina (2016)
- Cipria e caffè (2024)
With Concetta Barra
[edit]- Peppe e Barra (1983)
- Peppe e Concetta Barra N.1 (1988)
- Cicerenella (1972)
- Lo Guarracino (1972)
- La serpe a Carolina (1972)
- NCCP (1973)
- Li sarracini adorano lu sole (1974)
- Tarantella ca nun va bbona (1975)
- La gatta Cenerentola (1976)
- 11 mesi e 29 giorni (1977)
- La cantata dei pastori (1977)
- Aggio girato lu munno (1978)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Baldazzi, Gianfranco (1990). "Barra, Peppe". Castaldo, Gino (edited by). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore. pp.112-6.
- ^ a b c Deregibus, Enrico (2006). "Peppe Barra". Dizionario completo della canzone italiana. Giunti. pp. 44–5. ISBN 978-88-09-04602-3.
- ^ Redazione (21 December 2023). "Nella mia cantata i pastori portano tanta luce e pace". Ideawebtv.it (in Italian). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Peppe Barra discography at Discogs
- Peppe Barra at AllMusic
- Peppe Barra at IMDb
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