Colombolore

"A sound somewhere between The Godfather and the best festival band you’ve ever seen in your life!” –– SOUNDDHISM In 2010, Francesco, from Italy, had a clear idea of the type of band that he wanted to create and so he started looking and listening around to make his dream come true. That’s how he found the other current members of Colombolore one by one in many different venues of London, coming from Italy, Greece, Turkey and Spain’s most talented and ambitious musicians. Francesco, Ayoze, Luigi, Berdin and Stelios created together the natural on-stage presence and energy that they had all been searching for throughout their careers and journeys. Their shared passion for genre-blending musical adventures and theatricality draws its inspiration from the unique backgrounds of each member: Francesco’s classical operatic training, Stelios’ immersion in the Greek classical scene, Ayoze’s mastery of Flamenco and Afro-Latin rhythm, Luigi who is the Jazz soul of the band and Berdin’s traditional Turkish music. Since then the band have whipped crowds to a frenzy in many of London’s top live music venues and elite clubs, including the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Dalston Passing Clouds, Brixton Hootenanny, Wilton’s Music Hall, Buskers Bern, The Secret Garden, Diakonisches Werk Hannover, The Roof Gardens, Annabel’s, Shoreditch House, Mandarin Oriental, The Dorchester, the Bassoon Bar, the Tramp, Argo Jazz, and many more. They are firm favourites on the UK and Europe festival circuit. Colombolore have collaborated on stage with guests including Shingai (the Noisettes) and renowned opera stars Joseph Calleja and Emma Marrone. They released their first album in 2014.