Music
Press
"Rockpoet with the seductive charm of a rascal". - Esslinger Zeitung
You can hear his sound hours long, lost in his natural and familiar musical language, that is only reserved really great poets. - Süddeutsche Zeitung, München
The most beautyful voice of Sicily - Solinger Tageblatt
Globetrotter of poetry - sweeping programm. - Passauer Neue Presse
The best from Sicily - Rosenheimer Zeitung
Songswith draugt - a night full of poetry. - Kieler Nachrichten
Discography
2009 Caffè Caflisch Songs about home abroad
Pippo Pollina & Linard Bardill
(Jazzhaus Records, D, A)
2008 Di nuovo insieme CD-LIVE
Pippo Pollina & Linard Bardill
2007 Ultimo volo Orazione civile per Ustica (Songwriter-Opera)
(Storie di note I)
2006 Racconti e Canzoni
CD + DVD LIVE 2006
(Storie di note Suonimusic I,Soundservice CH, inakustik A, D, F)
2005 Chiaramonte gulfi
Single-CD
(Storie di note Suonimusic I,Disques office CH, Visioni A)
2005 Bar Casablanca
(Storie di note Suonimusic I
mint-records/zyx D,Disques office CH, Visioni A)
2003 Racconti brevi
(MusikVertrieb CH/AmigoRecords D,Extraplatte A / Storie di Note I)
2002 Insieme
Linard Bardill & Pippo Pollina
Live in Millersstudio, Zurich 5. + 6. march 2002 (Soundservice GmbH-CH)
2001 Versi per la libertà
(Storie di Note Suonimusic I)
2000 Elementare Watson
(MusikVertrieb CH/Sunnymoon D, Musica AG A)
1999 Rossocuore
(MusikVertrieb CH /PIAS D,Musica AG A/Suonimusic I)
1998 KEN
Maxi-Single (Concertopoli I)
1997/98 Il giorno del Falco
(Soundservice CH BMG Ariola D)
1997 Cambiera
Single CD , (Soundservice CH)
1995 Dodici lettere damore
(Zytglogge CH BMG Ariola D)
1993 Le pietre di Montsegur
(Zytglogge CH BMG Ariola D)
1993 Questa nuova realtà
Maxi-Single
Konstantin Wecker & Pippo Pollina, (BMG Ariola D)
1991 Nuovi giorni di settembre
(Zytglogge CH)
1989 Sulle orme del Re Minosse
(Zytglogge CH)
1987 Aspettando che sia mattino (Zytglogge CH)
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Bio
Short biography
Pippo Pollina is born in 1963. He grows up in Palermo (Sicily) and, during the 1980th, studies law at the local university and, at the same time, classical guitar at the Amici della musica academy of music.
He is engaged in anti-mafia-actions and acts as a journalist for the monthly journal I Siciliani, until the chief editor is murdered by the Cosa Nostra.
Together with other musicians of Palermo, Pippo Pollina forms the band Agricantus. During this cooperation he gains first intensive concert experiences in Italy and abroad. Moreover, the members of the band hold workshops at grammar- and high-schools in Sicily.
In the end of 1985, Pippo Pollina leaves Italy to start a journey without a real determined intent. After 3 years of world tour he settles in Switzerland. Today, hes living there in Zurich. A collection of over 150 songs leaves his mark on 15 albums, more than 3000 concerts in Italy, Germany, Austria, Benelux, France and Egypt.
Pippo Pollina is an artist who is in continually movement. This is pointed out by the numerous artistic collaborations, amongst others with Franco Battiatio, Inti Illimani, Georges Moustaki, Nada, Charlie Mariano, Konstantin Wecker, Linard Bardill, Patent Ochsner etc.
Diverse mentions of musical contests in Italy and other countries are an indication for his association with tradition of the great Italian Cantautore.
The presentation of the song-writer-opera Ultimo volo (The last flight) about the tragedy of Ustica, this mysterious crash of a passenger plane DC 9, which crashed into the water next to the isle of Ustica, enthuses the audience as well as the media.
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