Ricchi e Poveri Perform Free at Torri Incontra? Harbor Square

Torri. The Ricchi e Poveri in concert for free in the stunning harbor square. This is the highlight event of the entire tourist-musical season of “Torri Incontra?”, the Friday evening appointment organized by the municipal administration.

And so, this Friday, starting from 9 p.m., one of the longest-standing and most renowned groups on the Italian music scene, also very famous across Europe, will take the stage. The Ricchi e Poveri began singing in Genoa back in 1968.

Since then, for Angela Brambati, Franco Gatti, and Angelo Sotgiu, it has been a continuous ascent, leading them to perform in many European capitals and to sell around twenty million records over their thirty-year career. Songs like Che sarà, from 1971, or Sarà perché ti amo, winner at the Sanremo Festival in 1981, or Voulez-vous danser, Italian song’s best-selling hit in Europe in 1983, and finally, Se mi innamoro, again victorious at Sanremo in 1985, can certainly be said to have made Italian music known internationally.

Even today, these songs are remembered and known by fans of the genre of all ages. The duo has also performed numerous collaborations with artists like Toto Cotugno, Eros Ramazzotti, Umberto Balsamo, and many others.

Comment from the deputy mayor and event overview

“It’s a great satisfaction,” commented Giorgio Bonoldi, deputy mayor and tourism councilor, “to have Ricchi e Poveri and their entire band perform in town. This musical trio truly belongs to everyone; it has always been active without losing popularity over the last thirty years.”

Referring to the regular musical event of “Torri Incontra?”, the deputy mayor also summarized the season, now in its penultimate date for the summer season of 2001. This year’s season was, however, limited due to lack of funds, missing the big mid-summer concert.

In previous years, bands like Nomadi, Pooh, and Ron performed at the Albisano sports field. “Although much more could have been done from a musical perspective,” he continued, “we are nevertheless satisfied with how the musical events turned out.”

In fact, with just 47 million, the organizers managed to bring in influential figures of ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s music, such as Don Backy, Tony Dallara, and Gianpieretti, aiming to meet the musical tastes and trends of the year, which, after all, favored the songs of the “roaring decades.” We hope to do more and better next year, possibly restoring the big mid-summer concert at the Albisano sports field.”