Tony Tammaro, stage name of Vincenzo Sarnelli (born January 7, 1961 in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

), is an Italian

parody A parody, also known as a spoof, a satire, a send-up, a take-off, a lampoon, a play on (something), or a caricature, is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satiric or ironic imitation. Often its sub ...

singer/songwriter A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk-acoustic tradition, although this role has transmuted t ...

. The main theme of Tammaro's lyrics are "tamarri", a term taken from Neapolitan dialect, which indicates someone who is vulgar, miseducated, and often boasting a flourishing behaviour. The term could also be translated as "rednecks", to indicate its derogatory nature; however, it presents no connections with the original term in regards of its rural background. In his songs, Tammaro uses irony to describe the "tamarri", from which his own stage name is derived.

Career

Tammaro started his career in 1989, releasing '' Prima cassetta di musica tamarra'' ( it, First tape of "tamarra" music). In 1993 Tony Tammaro was the winner of the 4th edition of Festival di Sanscemo with the song "E v'a facite appere".Infos on sanscemo.com
In 1997 Tammaro returned to the studio to record the

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records co ...

'' Monnezzarium'' and released "'O trerrote" as the first single. Tammaro released his greatest hits album ''

Tutto Tony Tammaro ''Tutto Tony Tammaro'' (Italian for ''All Tony Tammaro'') is the double CD greatest hits by Neapolitan parody singer-songwriter Tony Tammaro Tony Tammaro, stage name of Vincenzo Sarnelli (born January 7, 1961 in Naples), is an Italian parody si ...

'' in 1999. It is a double album and each of two CDs is made up of twentyfour songs. Tony Tammaro and his band released '' The Dark Side of the Moonnezz'' in June 2005. "Moonnezz" is a phonetic pun since it sounds like "munnezz", the Neapolitan word for garbage.

Discography

Studio albums

*1989: '' Prima Cassetta di Musica Tamarra''Discography of Tony Tammaro
/ref> *1991: '' Nun Chiagnere Marì'' *1992: '' Da Granto Farò il Cantanto'' *1993: ''Se Potrei Avere Te'' *1997: '' Monnezzarium'' *2005: '' The Dark Side of the Moonnezz'' *2010: '' Yes I Cant'' *2015: '' Tokyo Londra Scalea''

Compilation albums

*1999: ''

References

External links

Tony Tammaro official website

Tony Tammaro
on Myspace {{DEFAULTSORT:Tammaro, Tony 1961 births Living people Musicians from Naples Parody musicians Italian parodists Italian singer-songwriters Italian comedy musicians Italian pop singers