Osvaldo Di Dio

Osvaldo Di Dio, born on June 18, 1980, in Naples, Italy, is a renowned guitarist and composer with a unique ability to blend various musical styles. His latest album Blues For Pino pays tribute to the legendary <a href="spotify:artist:2eFv7NVs8R6Go7msuqikeg" data-name="Pino Daniele">Pino Daniele</a>, showcasing Di Dio&#39;s talent in merging modern blues with Neapolitan traditions. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with prominent Italian artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:4lianjyuR1tqf6oUX8kjrZ" data-name="Franco Battiato">Franco Battiato</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:61J0BktHv7PuP3tjTPYXSX" data-name="Eros Ramazzotti">Eros Ramazzotti</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4vhlKamY3mdKkq6V6cChOJ" data-name="Cristiano De André">Cristiano De André</a>. He has worked with producers Craig Bauer (<a href="spotify:artist:6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V" data-name="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:31TPClRtHm23RisEBtV3X7" data-name="Justin Timberlake">Justin Timberlake</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5K4W6rqBFWDnAN6FQUkS6x" data-name="Kanye West">Kanye West</a>) and Chris Kimsey (<a href="spotify:artist:22bE4uQ6baNwSHPVcDxLCe" data-name="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:36QJpDe2go2KgaRleHCDTp" data-name="Led Zeppelin">Led Zeppelin</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0k17h0D3J5VfsdmQ1iZtE9" data-name="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a>) in Los Angeles and London. He&#39;s been voted by All About Jazz USA contributor Karl Ackermann in Guitar section at annual critics poll 2011, alongside <a href="spotify:artist:3SONlwqLIP2GtaMh9pLYe5" data-name="Bill Frisell">Bill Frisell</a>. In 2015 Ducati Motor selected Rosso Ducati from his album Better Days for the soundtrack of Moto GP. In 2018 his album Tex Mex Sex reached n.1 on blues charts and in 2020 the Foreign Ministry of Italy invited Osvaldo Di Dio to represent the city of Naples within the #WeAreItaly project, whose mission is the promotion of Italian art and culture in the world, alongside <a href="spotify:artist:7bAIYB0KGbYXlGbIjyFAcI" data-name="Paolo Conte">Paolo Conte</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:42CvdP7wzTe7dTBj9mLwhx" data-name="Uto Ughi">Uto Ughi</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:11XlNd1KqePugYImzM1ZKJ" data-name="Nicola Piovani">Nicola Piovani</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0NLlZlYs28ClkYXasvqmjy" data-name="Enrico Rava">Enrico Rava</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7i7EQonx0GrqoKiNQL4gFO" data-name="Renato Zero">Renato Zero</a>. On April 9th 2022 he takes part in the institutional ceremony of Procida 2022, Italian Capital of Culture, performing his composition Legni Paralleli in the presence of the President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella.