Daniele was born to a low class family, his father being a port worker. A self-taught guitarist, he began his career as a musician playing for other successful singers of 1970s.
His striking debut in the Italian music world was in 1977 with the album Terra mia, which proved to be a successful mix of Neapolitan tradition and Blues sounds. Daniele defined his music with the term "taramblu", which indicated a mix of tarantella, blues and rumba. Lyrics also attracted critical praise: written and sung in an intense Neapolitan, they contained a strong though bitter accusation against the social injustices of Naples, as well as Italian society in general, as well as melanchonic personal themes. Several of the later songs will be characterized by a free intermingling of English, American and Neapolitan language passages.
Daniele's talent was confirmed in the following Pino Daniele of 1979. He scored his greatest success in 1980, with Nero a metà ("Half-Black Skinned"), which was marked by some authorities as the hallmark for the re-birth of Neapolitan song. In that year Daniele opened Bob Marley's concert in the San Siro stadium of Milan. In 1981 Vai Mo was released. Widely praised in his albums was also the presence as session men of some of the most renowned musicians of the Neapolitan musical milieu, including James Senese, Enzo Avitabile, Tullio De Piscopo and Tony Esposito.
In 1982 Daniele gradually shifted to a personal and early version of world music: in Bella 'mbriana musicians such as Alphonso Johnson and Wayne Shorter appeared as guest players. in the following year Daniele held a concert in La Habana, and later formed a Latin-American band featuring Juan Pablo Torres, Adalberto Lara and Nanà Vasconcelos. In Musicante (1984)) the former King Crimson-member Mel Collins played. Daniele's skills in creating well balanced blends of Mediterranean, Blues, rock, music, salsa and Neapolitan melodies are well shown in his first live work, Live Sciò of 1984.
Later Daniele collaborated with bluesman Richie Evans to an album written and played in duo, Common Ground. His interests for Arabic music are emphasized in Bonne Soirée (1987), while the subsequent Schizzechea With Love (1988) was more Mediterranean-oriented. In the same year he started a collaboration with the Italian actor and director Massimo Troisi: Daniele completed the soundtracks for Troisi's films Le vie del Signore sono finite and Pensavo fosse amore invece era un calesse.
A certain loss of inspiration and a move to a more pop-oriened songwriting can be detected in his greatest commercial success, Mascalzone Latino (1989), a success confirmed by the following Un Uomo In Blues (1991) and Che Dio ti benedica. The latter contains two song produced by Chick Corea.
Non calpestare i fiori nel deserto, released Spring 1995, is an attempt to revive inspiratation through African and Ethnic influences, and sell more than 800,000 copies. The subsequent tournée was ended with a doubled date with Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny.
In 2002, after a collaboration with Eros Ramazzotti, Daniele sang in trio with two other famous Italian author-singers, Francesco De Gregori and Fiorella Mannoia. His latest album containing unpublished songs is Passi d'autore of 2004.
After the divorce from Dorina Giangrande, who had worked as chorister in Terra Mia and gave him two sons, Daniele was living with Fabiola Sciabbarasi. The two had a daughter, Sara, whom Daniele dedicated an eponymous song in the album Medina.
He passed away from a heart attack between January 4th and 5th of 2015
Aria
Pino Daniele Lyrics
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Guardando fuòri senza dire una parola
Noi che inventiamo ancora chesta felicità
Ammore mio nce amma perzà
Per ritrovarci poi lontani
Dai giorni uguali, Aria oh
Aria ca ricorda Dio
E tu ce cride oppure no
Ce cride oppure no
E nuje cantammo ancora
Aret' 'e llaste ad aspettare un'emozione
Nuje ca chiagnimmo ancora
Pe' chesta libbertà
Ammore mio io 'o voglio fa'
Troppo difficile cambiare
Essere normale
Aria oh, Aria ca ricorda Dio
Ma tu ce cride oppure no
Ce cride oppure no
Aria oh, Aria ca ricorda Dio
Ma mo' nun saccio chi song' io
Aria ca ricorda Dio
Ma tu ce cride oppure no
Ce cride oppure no
The song "Aria" by Pino Daniele is a reflection on love, happiness, and the struggle to find oneself. The opening lines "E nuje parlammo ancora / Guardando fuòri senza dire una parola" (And we still talk / Looking outside without saying a word) suggest a sense of distance and detachment between two people who are together but not truly connecting emotionally. The couple seems to be inventing a false sense of happiness, which the singer questions, saying "Noi che inventiamo ancora chesta felicità / Ammore mio nce amma perzà" (We who still invent this happiness / My love, we'll lose it).
As the song goes on, the singer reflects on the struggle to find something real and meaningful in life, something beyond the mundane and monotonous ("Dai giorni uguali"). The reference to "Aria" in the title, which translates to "Air" or "Breath," emphasizes the vital importance of finding something that inspires and fills us with life ("Aria ca ricorda Dio" - Air that reminds us of God). Despite the struggle to find meaning, the singer is hopeful and continues to sing ("E nuje cantammo ancora").
The final lines of the song suggest a sense of confusion and uncertainty about one's identity, but ultimately there is a conviction that we must keep searching for what truly matters in life. "Ma mo' nun saccio chi song' io" (But now I don't know who I am) is followed by a repetition of the chorus ("Aria oh, Aria ca ricorda Dio / Ma tu ce cride oppure no / Ce cride oppure no"), emphasizing the importance of finding meaning and purpose.
Line by Line Meaning
E nuje parlammo ancora
We talk again
Guardando fuòri senza dire una parola
Looking outside without saying a word
Noi che inventiamo ancora chesta felicità
We who still invent this happiness
Ammore mio nce amma perzà
My love, let's not lose it
Per ritrovarci poi lontani
To find ourselves distant later
Dai giorni uguali, Aria oh
From the same days, Oh Air
Aria ca ricorda Dio
Air that reminds of God
E tu ce cride oppure no
Do you believe it or not
Ce cride oppure no
Believe it or not
E nuje cantammo ancora
We sing again
Aret' 'e llaste ad aspettare un'emozione
We stop waiting for an emotion
Nuje ca chiagnimmo ancora
We who still cry
Pe' chesta libbertà
For this freedom
Ammore mio io 'o voglio fa'
My love, I want to do it
Troppo difficile cambiare
Too difficult to change
Essere normale
To be normal
Ma mo' nun saccio chi song' io
But now I don't know who I am
Aria ca ricorda Dio
Air that reminds of God
Ma tu ce cride oppure no
But do you believe it or not
Ce cride oppure no
Believe it or not
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GIUSEPPE DANIELE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
jean marc carboni
Nonostante son passati tanti anni definire questo disco con suoni moderni e riduttivo , a me sembrano suoni futuristici ancora oggi , portatemi tutti i dischi del mondo usciti in quel l' anno e fatemi sentire i suoni , che faterebbero la cuccia in tanti (grandi compreso)....disco pazzesco. Ciao maestro🙏🎼
Rosario Beninati
Innarrivabile ❤😍
Daniela Mollica
Album da ascoltare e riascoltare.... Pino! Mai scontato.
Giovanni Di Filippo
Ma oggi esistono melodie così belle? E gli arrangiamenti? Ma di che stiamo parlando? Non ce n'è per nessuno, Pezzi così belli sono irripetibili, e inarrivabili! Ogni volta che sento ARIA... 'o fridd 'ncuoll!!!!!!
francesco. m
Questa canzone è il mio rifugio quando cerco la serenità nei tempi passati
Alessandro Dell aquila
Sante perole
Arturo Roffo
Lo stesso anche per me
Flavio
portò queste canzoni sul palco per la festa del primo scudetto del Napoli, che forza!! ci sono i video, era proprio lo stesso anno, questo album coincise con la grande festa
Gennaro Papale
Mettete le cuffie e sognate respirando l’aria di Napoli
Berio Barbi
Arrangiamento mostruoso 👍