Tazenda is a Sardinian ethnic pop-rock band. The group was formed in Sardinia in 1988 by Andrea Parodi, Gigi Camedda and Gino Marielli. The group's music is characterized by the influence from traditional Sardinian music; the lyrics of most of their songs are in Sardinian language, especially in its Logudorese variety.
History In 1991 the band gained popularity after the participation at Sanremo Music Festival together with the Sardinian singer-songwriter Pierangelo Bertoli with the song Spunta la luna dal monte (The moon rises from the mountain). The song finished fifth.
In 1991 Tazenda participated at the 'Concerto del Primo Maggio' (May Day Concert) in Rome singing, their songs and also together with the singer and polystrumentist Mauro Pagani singing Davvero davvero.
The band won the Tenco Prize in 1991 for the Best song in dialect, Disamparados, in their album Murales.
The band collaborated also with the singer-songwriter Fabrizio De André singing a song in Sardinian (Etta Abba Chelu) and co-writing the song Pitzinnos in sa gherra ("Children in the War"), both of which were included on their 1992 album Limba.
In 2006 Tazenda performed in the Roman Amphitheatre of Cagliari together with the ex member band and singer Andrea Parodi. The live album of the event was titled "Reunion".
The 2007 album Vida (Life) has a new singer, Beppe Dettori. The first song of the album is a duet with Eros Ramazzotti, Domo mia (My Home). Ramazzotti sings in Sardinian for the first time.
The name of the band was taken from Second Foundation, a novel of the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. In the novel the planet "Tazenda" (the name of which comes from the English expression "Star's End") plays an important role. The choice, according to Tazenda, of this name was because of an assonance with their own language.
Discography Studio albums 1988 - Tazenda 1991 - Murales 1992 - Limba 1995 - Fortza paris 1998 - Sardinia 2005 - ¡¡¡Bum-ba!!! 2007 - Vida 2008 - Madre Terra 2012 - Ottantotto 2021 – Antìstasis
Compilation albums 1997 - Il sole di Tazenda
Live albums 1993 - Il popolo rock 2001 - Bios – Live in Ziqqurat 2006 - Reunion 2009 - Il nostro canto - Live in Sardinia 2011 - Desvelos tour 2015 - Il respiro live
Singles 1988 – "A sa zente/S'urtima luche" 1990 – "Carrasecare" 1991 – "Spunta la Luna dal monte (Disamparados)" (feat. Pierangelo Bertoli) 1991 – "Mamoiada" 1993 – "Il popolo rock" 1997 – "Scaldaci Sole" 2003 - "Bandidos" 2007 - "Domo mia" (feat. Eros Ramazzotti) 2007 - "La ricerca di te" 2008 - "Madre Terra" (feat. Francesco Renga) 2009 - "Piove luce" (feat. Gianluca Grignani) 2008 - "L'aquila" 2012 - "Mielacrime" 2013 - "Il respiro del silenzio" (feat. Kekko Silvestre from Modà) 2015 - "Amore nou" 2018 - "Dentro le parole"
References
External links Official site Article on Andrea Parodi, Repubblica.it, 18 October 2006. Article on Andrea Parodi death, Corriere della Sera, 18 October 2006.