EMISFERO BOREALE

Founded from the initiative of Banana Joker, Emisfero Boreale was formed in 1978 within the “Collettivo di Iniziativa Musicale” of Milan, a project of musical and cultural aggregation, active since 1977 and in which two other musical groups gravitated, including the group “Divieto di Sosta Expedition” of which Banana Joker himself was a part. The first line-up of Emisfero Boreale included Banana Joker (12-string acoustic guitar and rhythm guitar), Paolo de Simone (electric guitar), Maurizio “Icio” Petrossi (electric guitar, bass and drums) and occasionally Diego Pasini (drums). A few months later, the group brought together two other members of the “Collettivo di Iniziativa Musicale”: Alberto “Pepè” Petrossi (bass guitar) and Mattia Giorgietti (electric guitar), who together with Banana Joker would form the nucleus of the group until it disbanded in 1993. Between 1978 and 1981, the basic line-up consisting of Banana Joker (12-string acoustic guitars, electric guitar and keyboards), Mattia Giorgietti (electric guitar, read more...