ZUCCHERO TO TOUR CANADA OCTOBER 2003 June 22, 2003
Pollstar reports the following concerts for Zucchero in Canada this October:
16 Hamilton, ON Convention Centre
17 London, ON Centennial Hall
18 Brampton, ON Heritage Theatre
21 North Bay, ON Capitol Centr
22 Saint Catharines, ON Brock Centre For The Arts
24 Windsor, ON Capitol Theatre
The tickets for the Hamilton show are already on sale on www.ticketmaster.ca so it looks like an American tour is definetly happening!!!
Mexican version Shake June 22, 2003
The Mexican version of Shake has been released. It has the following tracklist:
Baila Morena / Music in me/ Porca l´oca/ Ali D´Oro/ Hasta el fondo/ Scintille/ Sento le campane/ No seré yo/ Rossa mela della sera/ Shake/ Aromas Perdios/ Baila Morena (with Maná).
Duet album: Corrado Rustici not involved (oh-oh?) June 22, 2003
In a reply to a question of mine about the duet album on the forum of his official site Corrado Rustici, the producer of every single Zucchero album since Zucchero & the Randy Jackson band, wrote the following:
I heard that Zucchero has been working on something. But I haven't been in communication with him recently, so I can't really comment.
Peace,
Corrado.
Oh-oh?
Duet album: this autumn (?) June 16, 2003
According to the Spanish Universal Music site the duet album (for which Zucchero has been recording lately) will be released worldwide this autumn. This weekend Zucchero has been in Spain to play with Maná during some of their concerts (they played the Spanish version of Baila and Eres mi religion together) and last week Zucchero "incontrare"-ed (see below :-D) the Eurythmics´ Dave Stewart and Mouse T (who was responsible for Tom Jones´ smash European hit Sexbomb a few years ago). Not sure if he recorded something with any of them though.
Duet album: Zucchero records with Dolores O´Riordan (Cranberries) June 08, 2003
According to the official Cranberries site (www.cranberries.com) Zucchero has recorded a duet with the lead singer of the band Dolores O´Riordan. The duet will be included on the duet album (according to the site it will also include songs with Sting, Bono, Bocelli and Pavarotti, the songs he recorded with Brian May, new versions of Il Mare and Solo una sana..., and the never before released songs with Ray Charles, Miles Davis and Stevie Ray Vaughn might be included too). It is unclear when the cd will be released but maybe before the scheduled American tour (october/november)... (thanks Aiencran, http://www.cranportal.net/).
He´s doing something.... June 07, 2003
Official Fanclub news: In Paris Zucchero met up with Eric Benzi (the man behind the Solidays album Zucchero sang on with Johnny Halliday) and French musician Jean Jaqcues Goldman, who has worked with artists like Joe Cocker and Celine Dion and in London he met up with bass player Phil Thornally who has played with The Cure, Bryan Adams, Natalia Imbruglia, Nick Carter and Melanie C. God knows WHY he met up with them and WHAT he did with them though...
Shake presentation pictures June 01, 2003
A lot of thanks to Roberto Arduini for sending us these amazing pictures of the presentation of the Shake album in september 2001! Grazie Roberto!!!
Zucchero to tour US/South America this autumn May 30, 2003
Zucchero will tour the US and South America this october and november according to Zucchero´s official fanclub. There´s no info on any dates yet but it is clear that Zucchero, except for a few performances with Mexican band Maná in Spain (see tour section), will not tour Europe this year. It´s also not clear if there will be any cd´s released (live album/ duet album/ new versions of Shake) to support the tour.
Pav. & Friends: in pictures May 29, 2003
Zucchero during Cosi Celeste
Zucchero during Cosi Celeste
Zucchero and Pavarotti after Cosi Celeste
Zucchero and Pavarotti after Cosi Celeste
Pavarotti, Zucchero and Bono during rehearsals
Zucchero and Manà backstage
Brian May introduces Zucchero
Zucchero and Brian May during We are the champions
Zucchero and Brian May during We are the champions
Zucchero and Brian May during We are the champions
During last tuesdays Pavarotti and Friends show Zucchero played three songs: Cosi Celeste in a duet with Pavarotti (not a bad version), Eres mi religion with Manà (mwah, not that great) and We are the champions with Queen (Brian May´s introduction: "We have a problem, we want to play We are the champions but we need a singer, so I asked my brother, mio fratello, Zucchero, but he said no.... Do we need Zucchero? Do we need Zucchero?"... they did :-D). U2´s Bono played a pretty good version of Miserere with Pavarotti (in the Italian version and not in his own English version).
Italian newspapers praised Zucchero´s version of We are the champions:
IL CORRIERE DELLA SERA: "...Those who dominated the show were Bono, Queen, Zucchero and Deep Purple.. The duet Queen + Zucchero went beyond expectations.."
IL GIORNALE: "Queen open the show with an irresistible 'We Will Rock You'...the duet with Zucchero in 'We are the champions' is intense..."
LA STAMPA: "There was a stunning excitement in the audience . Extraordinary success for Queen .....Zucchero was brave and good in the masterpiece "We Are The Champions'"
Queenonline, the official Queen site, reports that Brian May has spent a few days in a studio in Bologna with Zucchero to "help him out on several songs", not sure if this is "thé" duet album or something new (either way, goody!).
Pavarotti and Friends 2003 May 26, 2003
Don´t forget tomorrow Rai uno will broadcast Pavarotti and Friends with among others Eric Clapton, Deep Purple, Mána and Zucchero. Zucchero will most likely perform with Mana (either Eres mi religion or Baila or both) and according to Rockol Zucchero will also perform Miserere with Pavarotti and Bono (for a song he hates he does perform it a lot...), Radio Bruno claims Zucchero will sing ´We are the champions´ with Queen. Those of you who can´t get Rai Uno: the show will also be broadcasted on Italian radiostation Radio Bruno.
Pav + Friends 2003: RAI to broadcast May 11, 2003
Luciano Pavarotti and the RAI have reached an agreement on the broadcasting of the Pav + Friends 2003 show. The show will be broadcasted live on may 27 with several international artists (see below) including Zucchero and Mexican rockband Mana performing Eres mi religion and Baila (?) together.
Pav + Friends 2003 could be cancelled May 7, 2003
Luciano Pavarotti has said in an interview that with RAI not broadcasting the show Pavarotti and Friends 2003 might not happen at all because sponsors might drop out. No replacement has been found for tv-broadcasting (even though the cast includes artists and bands like Eric Clapton, Queen and Deep Purple). To be continued....
Pav + Friends 2003: cast, RAI might not broadcast May 5, 2003
The cast of this years Pavarotti and Friends concert is complete. On may 27 Bono, Eric Clapton, Queen (with a special guest filling in for Mercury), Lionel Richie, Andrea Bocelli, Deep Purple, Ricky Martin and Zucchero with Mana will perform alongside Luciano Pavarotti. Meanwhile RAI might not broadcast the event although negotiations are still going on. If RAI would decide not to broadcast the show other, foreign, networks have already showed their interest in the show.
