Antonio Forcione for Nelson Mandela

By Miche Archetto:

Her is Antonio Forcuione playing libe his composition “Madiba’s Jive” dedicated to Nelson Mandela, first published the album “Sketches of Africa”.

Here is Antonio’s bio from his official website:

“The award-winning Antonio Forcione, acoustic guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and talented artist, is a highly charismatic and inventive performer.  He breaks the mould of most conventional, popular guitar sounds, be it in the field of jazz, Spanish, African, Brazilian or improvised music.  International tours have brought high critical acclaim from as far as Australia and Hong Kong to Russia, the Caribbean, USA and all over Europe.  His albums have variously topped UK and international jazz charts and he has shared the stage worldwide with some of the world’s most accomplished musicians including Angelique kidjo, Omar Sosa, Martin Taylor, Billy Sheehan, Biréli Lagrène, Sarah Jane Morris, Ulf Wakenius, Trilok Gurtu, Childo Tomas, New Bulgarian Voices, Sabina Sciubba, Arcangel, Theodosii Spassov, Barnie Kessel, Naomi, Rossana Casale,  Adriano Adewale, Andy Sheppard, Jason Rebello, Soweto Gospel Choir, Larry Coryell, Felix Pastorius, Dominic Miller and many more. He has also recorded a duo album with Charlie Haden.       

Antonio hails from Southern Italy where he started performing in a band with his brother at the age of 13.  With a couple of older friends they would pile into a car and travel to villages to play at local festivals. Antonio would play guitar and occasionally the drums and bass. The boys earned some pocket money and Antonio began to hone his craft on the guitar, working out new compositions and feeding his soul..” More