I Giganti are an Italian pop band founded in 1964.
![I giganti](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/I_giganti.jpg)
In the 1960s, they had a number of hits including ''Una ragazza in due'', an Italian version of Mister Murray's ''Down Comes the Rain''. They are renowned for having released one of the earliest
concept albums
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of
Italian progressive rock
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in Italy called ''Terra in bocca''. After disbanding in the early 1970s, I Giganti reformed in the 1990s and are still occasionally touring. Drummer Enrico Maria Papes is currently the only band member from the original lineup.
Personnel
*Enrico Maria Papes - drums
*Giacomo Di Martino - guitar
*Sergio Di Martino - bass
*Francesco Marsella - keyboards
*Settimio "Silver" Corzani - bagpipe
Discography
*1966 - ''I Giganti'' (Ri-Fi, RFM LP 14801)
*1969 - ''Mille idee dei Giganti'' (Ri-Fi, RFM LP 14034)
*1971 - ''Terra in bocca'' (Ri-Fi, RDZ-ST-14207)
External links
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Musical groups established in 1964
Musical groups from Milan
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