Stefano Testa Artist Bio

Born Oct. 23, 1949 (Rome, Italy)
At the age of 17 he began playing and writing with the beat group Gli Scorpioni. In the 1970s, influenced by bands and people such as Genesis, Tull, D’Andre, and Sorrenti, he was driven to continue his musical journey. First came collaboration with the acoustic group Portici Trio.

Then in 1977 came the release of the progressive gem “Una Vita Una Balena Bianca e Altre Cose”. This fantastic acoustic progressive work is a concept album on moments in the life of writer Cesare Pavese. Featuring stunning songwriting, lots of vibrant, layered acoustic guitars, soft keyboard passages, great vocals and flute, the album will have huge appeal to fans of RPI, mellower symph, or prog-folk genres. It is still currently available on CD via Mellow Records, and my advice is that you not wait. People have been snapping up the remaining copies as word of the lost treasure has spread. A second long suite was proposed after Una Vita but unfortunately the classic RPI period was on the way out and it did not happen then.

In years since Stefano has run a theater in Porretta and more recently has returned to releasing music. In 2012 came the more songs-based “Il silenzio del mondo” and in February of 2016 the long awaited follow-up suite to his 1977 work, entitled “Andrea il Traditore.”
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