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Bruno Canfora

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Bruno Canfora (1924 –2017) was an extraordinarily talented composer, conductor, and arranger. In the 1960s, he created a string of unforgettable hits that shaped the history of the Italian pop song: "Il ballo del mattone," "Fortissimo," and "Il Geghegé" for Rita Pavone; "Da-da-un-pa" and "La notte è piccola" for the Kessler Twins; "Due note," "Conversazione," "Vorrei che fosse amore," and "Brava" (of which he wrote both music and lyrics) for Mina; "Stasera mi butto" for Rocky Roberts; and many other timeless classics.

Meanwhile, his name became increasingly attractive to film producers, who engaged him in a wide variety of projects: from Silvio Amadio’s war drama "Lupi nell'abisso" (1959), to Bruno Corbucci’s "Nel giorno del Signore" (1970). Not to mention the huge success of two "musicarelli" (musical films) directed by Lina Wertmuller and starring Rita Pavone (alongside Giancarlo Giannini): "Rita la zanzara" (1966) and its sequel "Non stuzzicate la zanzara" (1967). In 1977 Canfora composed and recorded the score for his final work for cinema, widely considered his masterpiece in the field: Stelvio Massi’s crime film "La banda del trucido".

After a career lasting over six decades, Canfora returned to his roots as an orchestra conductor, leading the symphonic orchestra of the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. There, he had the freedom to indulge his great passion for symphonic jazz, creating arrangements for music by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, and many others.

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