有着”a cappella”唱法顶尖水平的意大利乐团, Neri Per Caso于1992年成立于意大利萨勒诺.由一对兄弟(Ciro&Gonzalo)和他们的堂兄弟(Diego&Domenico)以及他们的朋友(Mario&Massimo)组成.从上世纪50年代兴起的doo-wop(“嘟”-”呜”等声唱词)唱法中获得灵感.

Neri Per Caso在萨勒诺举行了第一次公演.一次音乐会后,他们在罗马遇见了”伯乐”-----Claudio Mattone.1995年Neri Per Caso以一曲”Le Ragazze”在萨勒诺音乐节上赢得了最佳新人奖和可观的赞誉,这首歌被收录在同名专辑中.同时还有一些以”a cappella”方式演奏的有影响力的意大利流行歌曲. 例如单曲”Sentimento Pentimento”.通过独特的音乐风格(演奏中不使用任何乐器,单纯使用人声)和动听的旋律,他们直达意大利排行榜榜首.第二年, Neri Per Caso携浪漫抒情的 “Mai Più Sola”重返萨勒诺音乐节,随后发表了第二张专辑”Strumenti”,并第一次使用音响和电子乐器伴奏.

同年,他们发表了”圣诞歌曲选集”- “And So This Is Christmas”.随后在1997年, Neri Per Caso录制了这张专辑的西班牙文版并于次年发布.1999年他们在亚洲和拉丁美洲举行了巡演.第五张唱片集”Angelo Blu”于2000年发行,收录了单曲”Sarà”(意大利文,翻唱自Tavares的”Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel”).

为了庆祝成立十周年, Neri Per Caso在2002年发行了精选集”La Raccolta”包括了2首新曲目和之前所有的主打曲目以及成名曲,其中”Quando”出自1996年迪士尼公司出品的动画电影”巴黎圣母院”意大利文版原声带.在其后几年中,乐团把主要精力放在了举行演唱会上---在新加坡和拉丁美洲的公演;

2008年Neri Per Caso发行了新的专辑”Angoli Diversi”,完整地收录了各个版本的著名意大利歌曲翻唱并加入了他们有独创性的理解,包括Mario Biondi, Lucio Dalla, Pooh, Gino Paoli, and Claudio Baglioni.

nExiia翻译自

http://www.midomi.com/index.php?action=main.artist_bio&name=NeriPerCaso&from=artist_music

英文介绍:

The first Italian band to reach the top of the charts singing a cappella, Neri Per Caso formed in Salerno in 1992, their lineup consisting of brothers Ciro and Gonzalo Caravano, their cousins Diego and Domenico Pablo “Mimì” Caravano (brothers themselves), and friends Mario Crescenzo and Massimo de Divitiis. Inspired by 1950s doo wop, they played their first gigs in Salerno and on cruise boats. After a concert in Rome they met their future producer, Claudio Mattone. In 1995 they achieved considerable fame winning the New Artists section of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song “Le Ragazze,” included in the album of the same title, along with the single “Sentimento Pentimento” and some a cappella renditions of famous Italian pop songs. Thanks to their unusual vocal style (without any instrument to back them) and their catchy tunes, they immediately reached the top of the Italian charts. The following year they returned to the Sanremo Music Festival with the romantic ballad “Mai Più Sola” and then released their second album, Strumenti, in which for the first time their voices was accompanied by both acoustic and electronic instruments.

That same year they released a collection of Christmas songs, And So This Is Christmas, followed in 1997 by Neri Per Caso, for which they also recorded a Spanish version that was released one year later. Then, in 1999, Neri Per Caso toured Asia and Latin America. Their fifth effort, Angelo Blu, came out in 2000, and included the single “Sarà” (an Italian translation of Tavares' “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel”). To celebrate their tenth year of activity, in 2002 Neri Per Caso released the anthology La Raccolta, which included two new tracks and all their greatest hits -- one of them being “Quando,” from the soundtrack of the Italian version of the 1996 Walt Disney animated feature The Hunchback of Notre Dame. During the following years, the band concentrated on playing live, with gigs in Singapore and Latin America; then in 2008 Neri Per Caso released a new album called Angoli Diversi, entirely comprised of cover versions of famous Italian songs performed along with their original interpreters, including Mario Biondi, Lucio Dalla, Pooh, Gino Paoli, and Claudio Baglioni.

Neri Per Caso 是一个早期的”a cappella”唱法音乐组合.成员是六个好朋友:两兄弟和他们的堂兄以及他们共同的朋友.很不可思议吧?但就是这样.事实上唱歌本来只是他们十分热衷的一个爱好,但是当天赋显现出来的时候…

他们来自萨勒诺,阿玛菲海岸一个美丽的小镇,她的魅力无法阻挡:绝美的自然风光,历史,建筑,艺术…还有很多.它位于坎帕尼亚大区,那不勒斯附近.

在成为专业的音乐人之前,他们的工作是完全不同的.我记得非常清楚,在90年代初期的每个晚上,无论在哪里,当我失眠就会收听十分喜欢的音乐节目,一个新的音乐组合出现了.那个由朋友组成的乐团唱着”a cappella”,播放了很多很多歌曲.他们还翻唱了许多著名歌曲,让人印象深刻.

他们叫做”Neri per caso”,意思是”偶然穿着黑色”;早期的一个采访中问起了他们的命名:乐团的名字是什么?没有明确的答案.但是那个晚上乐团所有成员都穿着黑色的衣服. “Neri per Caso”成为了组合的名字.几年之后,1995年我在萨勒诺(音乐节)见到了以新人身份出现的Neri per Caso,并支持了他们.而一曲”Le ragazze” (The Girls)也使他们赢得了发行的胜利,这是他们成名曲中的一首.目前Neri per Cas已经是意大利最富盛名以及最优秀的组合之一,长久以来一直以无乐器单纯用人声伴奏使他们成为最有代表性的”a cappella”音乐团体.

这是一种十分原始的音乐类型.一些科学家认为(它是在)人类学会唱歌之前,而且只有在这样(的声音)之后才学会说话.这种迹象表现在婴儿身上,他们往往是在使用发出声音来表意之后的一年才学会说出第一个单词.

历史上,修道院的修士们利用”a cappella”合唱来表达真诚,因为共同歌唱是出自共同的祈祷.通常三个教徒组成一个”a cappella”团体合唱宗教音乐.美国南部这种类型的合唱已经成为了一种传统.在80年代和90年代 Manhattan Transfer使这种音乐在全世界流行.

现在意大利似乎成了另一个”a cappella”组合发展的黄金地区:在上一版发行的X Factor 意大利文版中出现了很多组合.其中一个叫做 ARAM QUARTET,他们赢得了比赛.

关于Neri per Caso的流行,目前仅在意大利有很大一批追随者,但他们并不是在其他国家也如此受欢迎.因此我希望能通过一些文章和曲目介绍来帮助这个团体取得更大成功.他们非常的优秀,在他们的MySpace,你能找到一些最近的曲目www.myspace.com/neripercaso

nExiia翻译自

http://canzoniitaliane.blogspot.com/2008/07/neri-per-caso.html

英文介绍:

NERI PER CASO is a vocal group 'a cappella'* ; one of the first in the last years. The components are six friends all along: two brothers; Their cousins: others two brothes and two friends of all Them. It seems a good novel, but is real: in fact to sing was only a big hobby for Them, but when there is talent... They comes from Salerno, - one of most beautiful Town in “Amalfi Coast”, a place absolutly to visit for it beauty of nature, for History, architeture, arts, etc.. - situated in Campania, near Naples.

Before becomes professionl musicians their works were total differents. I remember very well when a night, in the first of '90's, while I cannot sleep, I heared my preferred music-radio progam, where, every night, a new group were showed. That group of Friends sungs 'a cappella' and that night songs some songs , interpreted many famous songs: They were impressives!

The name “Neri per caso” means “Dressed in black by chance”; the first time a journalist, after heated them called: what is Yors name? They didn't has one, but that night all members of group dressed in black: “Neri per Caso”, now is the name of grup. When few years later, in 1995 I seen Them in Sanremo as 'youngers' I supported Them, and They won that edition, withthe song “Le ragazze” (The Girls), one of they best success ever. Now Neri per Caso is one of most knows Italian vocal groups, the first one, after many, many years to sing 'a cappella', a tipicaly chorus without instruments; only voices.

That is one of most older kind of music. Some scientists thinks the men before starts to sing, and only after, to talks. That evidence is on the babies. The first words they speaks only after the first year old , while they makes' notes whith their voices.

In the History, religious monks in monastry used 'a cappella' chorus for the semplicity and because to sing together is an expressive form very similar to a prayer. The 3 monotheist's religions has 'a cappella ' chorus, and still often is, used in religious music; in States of South of U.S. that kind of chorus has a big tradition and in '80's and '90's Manhattan Transfert keeps that music in all the world. Now in Italy it seems another gold era for 'a cappella' Groups: in the last edition of 'X Factor Italian version many groups presents, and one of these: ARAM QUARTET, wins the evet. The popularity,of Neri per Caso, now, is only in Italy: they has a good number of funs, but They didn't still success in other Countries and I hope, with that little article and with the playlist above, to help that Group: They are very giood. In Their MySpace, You can find some tracks of last songs www.myspace.com/neripercaso

主要语言:

英文&意大利文

主要专辑:

Neri per caso

La raccolta

Le Ragazze

Made In Italy

Angoli Diversi

相关网站:

http://www.neripercaso.net/