Tony Esposito (musician)
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16 July 1950
- Singer
- songwriter
- musician
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| Born | Antonio Esposito 16 July 1950 Naples, Italy |
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| Years active | 1972–present |
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Antonio "Tony" Esposito (born 16 July 1950) is an Italian percussionist, songwriter and musician.
Esposito was born in Naples. He started playing percussion in his teenage years. In the early 1970s, he played sessions and recorded with musicians such as Alan Sorrenti, Don Cherry, Don Moye, Gato Barbieri, Eumir Deodato, Brian Auger, Gilberto Gil and Pino Daniele. In 1975, he recorded his first solo album, Rosso napoletano, in collaboration with Paul Buckmaster.
Esposito is mostly well known for his 1984 hit single "Kalimba de Luna" from his album Il grande esploratore. After winning the Un disco per l'estate music festival, it charted in Italy and Switzerland, and a cover by Boney M reached No. 17 in Germany.
In 1987, his single "Papa Chico" was No. 2 in The Netherlands for 5 weeks and No. 3 in Belgium for 2 weeks.
In 1986, he won the Nastro d'argento Award for the soundtrack of Lina Wertmuller's film Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime).
