$illy Gusti

$illy Gusti (stage name of Augustus Nyako) is an Italian artist born in Ghana in 1997.
He grew up in Ancona, Italy at Piano neighborhood (Piazza Ugo Bassi) often mentioned in his songs. When he was a child he used to sing in the church choir, where he learned to create melodies. Growing up he use to listen to American trap music, from which he has always been inspired both for his lifestyle and for his music. He is among the afrobeat artists in Italy, thanks to his mix of cultures; his lyrics in Italian, English and twi (Ghanaian dialect) mixed with the sounds of afrobeat and trap bases give his music character and originality.

In 2014, along with his friends, he founded the group <a href="spotify:artist:0hN5yDKmB4X112uBJR6U5l" data-name="Troppos Gang">Troppos Gang</a>, with whom he released the album “<a href="spotify:album:4PX85rjOBPvA7eB6l41bBC" data-name="2 Many Years">2 Many Years</a>” and “<a href="spotify:album:2bR5jHW3fA2hmhGK0jjsqM" data-name="Vengo Dal Piano">Vengo Dal Piano</a>. ” During that time they had a distribution partnership with “That Rabbit/Orchard/Sony Music” with whom they got to know the world of the music business, also participating in several concerts. In 2019, the album “<a href="spotify:album:16pdNRl5ZMOkdtfy2ehuCJ" data-name="Cavour">Cavour</a>” was released, with the hit track <a href="spotify:track:0Bdd1xQ1frz4oSLbydH2Ko" data-name="These Folks">These Folks</a> In 2021, “<a href="spotify:album:3jSTZGwmsrTGZURDagPZHj" data-name="Cavour II">Cavour II</a>” was released was released, with the hit track <a href="spotify:track:3VDE5Mohixc4oEi715vHet" data-name="Tattoo">Tattoo</a>

2022 was a great year for him, he released a lot of singles with two hit songs: <a href="spotify:album:24AjJPWGwCMuHW42zqsMcD" data-name="Dun Dolo Dun">Dun Dolo Dun</a> and <a href="spotify:track:5fKmRRjHC1sRFDicbBhIGl" data-name="Alti Livelli">Alti Livelli</a> and he made his first international collaboration with <a href="spotify:artist:79bCU922jkiLi8eLTDnDGd" data-name="CHXBB">CHXBB</a> from England remixing <a href="spotify:track:0vRXWjvRbg2rCf9muuSDys" data-name="Alti Livelli - Remix">Alti Livelli - Remix</a>

In 2023 he’s planning on dropping his big project dedicated to Afrobeat.