''L'era del cinghiale bianco'' (Italian: "The Era of the White Boar") is an album by Italian singer-songwriter
Franco Battiato
Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, a ...
. It was released in 1979 by the label
EMI
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''Italiana''.
This album marks the return of Battiato to pop, after a period in which he substantially produced
experimental
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music (1972–1978). The title song's theme, the "white boar", is inspired by an ancient Celtic myth.
Track listing
# "L'era del cinghiale bianco" – 4:14
# "Magic Shop" – 4:11
# "Strade dell'Est" – 4:18
# "Luna indiana" – 3:30
# "Il re del mondo" – 4:34
# "Pasqua eti" – 4:25
# "Stranizza d'amuri" – 5:10
Personnel
*Roberto Colombo, Antonio Ballista – keyboards
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De Piscopo was born in Naples. His father was an orchestra percussionist. In 1969 he moved to Turin and two years later he moved ...
– Drums
*
Alberto Radius – Guitars
*Julius Farmer – Bass Guitar
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Giusto Pio
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Born at Castelfranco Veneto, he studied music in Venice. Later he was engaged as violinist in the RAI orchestra o ...
– Violin
*Danilo Lorenzini, Michele Fedrigotti – Piano (in "Luna indiana")
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1979 albums
Franco Battiato albums
Italian-language albums