Après La Classe

Après La Classe
Après La Classe
Origin	Province of Lecce, Italy
Genres	Ska, ska punk, reggae
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Edel Italia, Sunny Cola, Puglia Sounds
Members	Cesko Arcuti; Francois Recchia; Valerio "Combass" Bruno; Puccia
Website	Official website

Après La Classe is a ska band from the Province of Lecce, Italy. The band is composed by six members: a singer, a guitarist, a bassist, a drummer, an organist and a disk-jockey.

Band history[edit]

Formed in 1996, the band changed its line-up in 1999 and 2002 beginning to play in regional music events with the record label "Edel Italia". The debut album was "Après la Classe" (2002) with the disco and radio hit "Paris". This song was also selected in 2006 as theme song for national commercial and for TV program Le Iene. Their second album "Un numero" was released in 2004.

Linked to Salento traditional music, Après la Classe re-arranged and presented again classical songs like "Kalì Nifta", "Lu rusciu te lu mare", and famous Italian cover songs like Adriano Pappalardo's "Ricominciamo".

They played also with other Italian famous ska and reggae bands, such as Sud Sound System, and the rapper Caparezza. Their genres are pop, rock, ska and dance. The singer also sings in French.

In 2006 the album "Lunapark" was released for On the road music factory label, anticipated by a national tour.

They also took part in three editions of the Concerto del Primo Maggio in Rome (2007, 2008 and 2009).

The band was the protagonist of a pictures book, published in November 2009, and called "Il Ritmo Nel Tacco", with Sud Sound System, Raffaele Casarano and Cesare Dell'Anna. The preface author was Caparezza.

"Mammalitaliani", in collaboration of Caparezza,^[1] was released in summer 2010.

Band members[edit]

Cesko Arcuti - singer
Francois Rekkia - drummer
Valerio "Combass" Bruno - bassist
Puccia - accordion

Discography[edit]

Album[edit]

2002 - Après La Classe
2004 - Un numero
2006 - Lunapark
2008 - Lunapark on Tour
2010 - Mammalitaliani
2022 - Santa Marilena^[2]

Singles[edit]

1999 - Pazzo di te
2004 - Sale la febbre
2004 - A fiate
2008 - Il miracolo
2010 - Mammalitaliani

Notes[edit]

^ "airdave.it". Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
^ Durante, Federico (2022-11-24). "Après La Classe: "Giusto che la musica cambi, purché resti la sostanza"". Billboard Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-23.

External links[edit]

[1] "airdave.it". Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-09-21.

[2] Durante, Federico (2022-11-24). "Après La Classe: "Giusto che la musica cambi, purché resti la sostanza"". Billboard Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-23.

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