Musician Marcello Colasurdo, King of Tammorra and founder of E Zezi, has died.
Marcello Colasurdo
The King of Tammurriata, Marcello Colasurdo, 68, has died. The announcement on his Facebook page reads: “Now raise your tammorre to the highest heavens and play for me! From there I will continue to play for you in the circles of the earth and the Elysian fields. Thank you everyone for the love.” You gave me! (written by another person reflecting their thoughts)”. Born in Campobasso, the musician made his home in Pomigliano D’Arco, where he had helped found the workers’ group “e Zezi”. In recent years, Colasurdo had been ill, writing that he had temporarily lost his sight after a fall that injured his head.
The economic conditions of the musician were not excellent and the former mayor of Naples Luigi De Magistris himself had asked to be able to help him with the Bacchelli law. On Twitter, De Magistris had actually written: “Immediately the annuity of Bacchelli’s law to the great Marcello Colasurdo, who needs it to heal himself and live.” Marcello, I love you very much! In the comments to the post announcing his disappearance, Dr. Mariapia Marroni, who followed him that the funeral will take place tomorrow: “Marcello is at the Cardarelli Chapel today if you wish to say goodbye. Tomorrow is the funeral in the church of San Felice in Pomigliano in the afternoonThen I will write time.
For several years, the musician had serious health problems, had suffered a lower limb amputation, as reported by Dr. Marroni herself told Naples Today after having her foot amputated the previous year: “Marcello fell at home and suffered from haemovitreus, which is blood in the vitreous body, a problem.” The condition associated with cataracts has drastically affected his vision impaired. Precisely because of these health problems, events were also organized in his honor: Napoli World 2022 was also dedicated to him, “a fundamental pillar of Neapolitan popular and popular music, recognized all over the world”.
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Marcello Colasurdo was a fundamental figure of traditional music from Campania and world cantor of the Vesuvius traditions. A versatile arrista, Colasurdo had worked with artists of the caliber of Nuova Compagnia di Canto Popolare, Modena City Ramblers, Almamegretta and 99 Posse, and also acted in cinema and theater with directors such as Federico Fellini, Antonio Capuano and Mario Martone. In 2001 she was the voice of Spaccanapoli’s album Aneme perze, released on Peter Gabriel’s Real Word label.