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Savana Funk
Savana Funk embody the essence of the live band, combining funk, rock, blues and African music with incendiary jams, irresistible grooves and an enviable stage presence, with a fast-growing loyal audience and a growing number of gigs across Europe.
Aldo, Blake and Youssef met in the spring of 2015 in Bologna, and a rare human and musical syntony immediately clicked. The three wasted no time and decided to form a band, immediately starting to play many live shows, experimenting with ideas and writing music. The first album is a self-production, ‘MUSICA ANALOGA’ , and was released in 2016. In 2017, they released their second album ‘SAVANA FUNK’ (Brutture Moderne / Audioglobe).
In September 2018 they release their third album, ‘Bring in the New’ (Brutture Moderne / Audioglobe). This third work gets a lot of reviews, excellent critical response as well as public reception.
The band continues in a tireless live activity, participating in dozens of festivals and shows. The stage is the congenial dimension to appreciate the band’s spirit.
In the summer of 2019, they are invited to some dates of the Jova Beach Party, Jovanotti’s summer concerts: they play in front of tens of thousands of people, even doing long jam sessions on stage with Lorenzo. During the following winter months, they were invited to Propaganda Live on La7.
June 2021 saw the release of the album ‘Tindouf’ (Garrincha GoGo) distributed worldwide, followed by the legendary ‘Tindouf Tour’, a very long tour of over 100 dates around the world, during which they performed on the stages of major Italian and international festivals, including Firenze Rocks with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, A Cielo Aperto with Kokoroko, Jova Beach Party with Jovanotti, Tallin Music Week and Pin International Music Conference in Skopje.
In October 2022 the latest album ‘Ghibli’ (Garrincha GoGo) was released, anticipated by the title track of the same name, which entered international playlists as Global Groove and exceeded 500,000 streams on Spotify. The album is presented with a club tour that records numerous sold-outs and confirms Savana Funk as one of the fastest growing live bands on the live circuit.
In the spring of 2023 they take on tour the special project Savana Funk feat Willie Peyote: 5 sold-out dates that see the original fusion of the band’s funk sounds with the bars of the rapper from Turin, with enthusiastic results.
In April 2023 it was time for ‘Ghibli – The remixes’, an ep of remixes by producers and DJs such as Bruno Belissimo, Dj Rocca, Frank Sativa and launched by ‘Lipari – Cosmic Remix’ made by Gaudi: an internationally renowned producer and multi-instrumentalist. The new material contaminates the band’s groove-oriented sound with that of clubbing, further expanding their audience.
Summer 2023 saw Savana Funk embark on their biggest and most important festival tour ever, with thousands of people dancing at their concerts such as at the Sherwood Festival (with Seun Kuti), Sziget Festival, Tanta Robba (with Nu Genea).
Between the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024, Savana Funk were involved in the Savana Sound System project: a club tour that sees them jam with DJs and producers such as Gaudi, Rocca, Zingabeat and Loopus in Fabula: Savana’s music becomes even more clubbing-oriented.
Spring 2024 saw the arrival of Raha: a collaborative EP under the name Savana Funk & Gaudi, to be released by Record Kicks, which will explore the sound of Afro-Cosmic Disco.