The Orobians are an Italian ska band founded in 1997 in Bergamo and still based there. They play ska and rocksteady standards (mostly instrumental) with a modern jazz twist.
The name comes from the Orobian Alps, a mountain range located between the provinces of Bergamo and Sondrio.
From their start in 1997 the band modeled themselves on The Skatalites.
They released their first album in November 2000 and in December 2000 they reached number one in the Popolare Network chart, the most important independent radio chart in Italy.
They perform regularly in Italy, France and Eastern Europe and have opened for The Trojans, The Skatalites and Manu Chao.
Their recordings have been used as theme tunes for programs on both Rai 2 and Rai 3.
In 2001 they became a nonprofit cultural association whose aim is to spread Jamaican music.
The line-up has varied over the years but is usually nine members playing five brass instruments, piano, guitar, contrabass and drums. There is sometimes a singer.
Roberto Ambrosioni â Keyboards<br> Stefano Bosio â Trumpet<br> Riccardo Capelli â Baritone Sax<br> Rudy Corbetta â Guitar<br> Gabriele Cortinovis â Bass<br> Giuseppe Generoso â Alto Sax<br> Stefano "Bunny" Marciali â Drums<br> Erik Peverelli â Tenor Sax<br> Ugo Crescini â Vocals
Riccardo Capelli, âÂÂTubo di stufaâ â Baritone Sax<br> Tommaso Chiarolini - Double bass<br> Mirko Decaro â Piano/Organ<br> Arnaldo Ferrari Nasi, "Il Conte" â Guitar<br> Roberto Giussani - Trombone<br> Matteo Lucarelli â Trumpet<br> Stefano Marciali, "Bunny" â Drums<br> Erik Peverelli â Tenor Sax<br> Tiziano Rossi - Euphomium
Riccardo Capelli, âÂÂTubo di stufaâ â Baritone Sax<br> Tommaso Chiarolini - Double bass<br> Ugo Crescini - Vocals<br> Arnaldo Ferrari Nasi, "Il Conte" â Guitar<br> Roberto Giussani - Trombone<br> Matteo Lucarelli â Trumpet<br> Stefano Marciali, "Bunny" â Drums<br> Erik Peverelli â Tenor Sax<br> Ennio Ravasio, "Jubba" â Organ/Piano<br> Tiziano Rossi - Euphomium
Riccardo Capelli, âÂÂTubo di stufaâ â Baritone Sax<br> Simone Cavalli â Guitar<br> Ugo Crescini - Vocals<br> Roberto Giussani - Trombone<br> Matteo Lorito - Double bass<br> Matteo Lucarelli â Trumpet<br> Stefano Marciali, "Bunny" â Drums<br> Erik Peverelli â Tenor Sax<br> Ennio Ravasio, "Jubba" â Organ/Piano<br> Tiziano Rossi - Euphomium
Stefano Bosio â Trumpet<br> Riccardo Capelli, âÂÂTubo di stufaâ â Baritone Sax<br> Simone Cavalli â Guitar<br> Arnaldo Ferrari Nasi, "Il Conte" - Bass<br> Stefano Marciali, "Bunny" â Drums<br> Fabio Paganoni - Alto Sax<br> Erik Peverelli â Tenor Sax<br> Ennio Ravasio, "Jubba" â Organ/Piano<br> Tiziano Rossi - Euphomium<br> Luca Vezzoli - Vocals
Roberto Ambrosioni â Keyboards<br> Stefano Bosio â Trumpet<br> Riccardo Capelli, âÂÂTubo di stufaâ â Baritone Sax<br> Simone Chiarolini â Guitar<br> Gabriele Cortinovis - Bass<br> Arnaldo Ferrari Nasi, "Il Conte" - Guitar<br> Giuseppe Generoso - Alto Sax<br> Stefano Marciali, "Bunny" â Drums<br> Erik Peverelli â Tenor Sax<br> Luca Vezzoli - Vocals
1. Tema principale da "Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto" [Ennio Morricone]<br> 2. Theme from "From Russia With Love" [Lionel Bart]<br> 3. Sentenza [Kontea]<br> 4. The Mooche [Ellington-Mills]<br> 5. Love Theme from "The Godfather" [Nino Rota]<br> 6. Lillah [Khaled]<br> 7. Also Spracht Zarathustra [Richard Strauss]<br> 8. Prelude nð4 [Frederic Chopin]<br> 9. Chez Tante Elise [Legrand]<br> 10. Summertime [Gershwin&Gershwin]<br> 11. Christine Keeler [Tuker-Dorough]<br> 12. The Chicken (La Poia) [Ellis]<br> 13. Guaglione [Nisa-Fanciulli]
1. Napoleon solo [Taitt]<br> 2. Pugni chiusi [Beretta/Gianco]<br> 3. Money can't buy life [Campbell]<br> 4. Ciao amore ciao [Tenco]<br> 5. South China Sea [Skatalites]<br> 6. Montefiori Skank (Lazy busy) [Montefiori]
1. Locomotivaintro [the Orobians]<br> 2. Bop Train (Bebop) [Dizzy Gillespie]<br> 3. Old Rocking Chair [Jakie Opel]<br> 4. Exotica [Richards]<br> 5. Under My Thumb [Jagger/Richards]<br> 6. I Remember Treviglio [The Orobians]<br> 7. This is the Day [Matt Johnson]<br> 8. They Call Me Mr. Tibbs [Quincy Jones]<br> 9. Comes Love [Brown/Stept/Tobias]<br> 10. J'irai Cracher sur vos Tombes [Alain Goraguer]<br> 11. A mi Manera [Marcelino Guerra]<br> 12. Somethings are better left unsaid [W.Weeks]<br> 13. La Ragazza con la Pistola [Nino Rota]<br> 14. Bike Baba [The Orobians]<br> 15. Li Vidi Tornare [Luigi Tenco]
1. Also Spracht Zarathustra [Richard Strauss]<br> 2. Money can't buy life [Campbell]<br> 3. Lazy busy (Montefiori Skank) [Montefiori]<br> 4. This is the Day [Matt Johnson]<br> 5. Napoleon solo [Taitt]<br> 6. Somethings are better left unsaid [W.Weeks]<br> 7. Bike Baba [The Orobians]<br> 8. Christine Keeler [Tuker-Dorough]<br> 9. Tema principale da "Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto" [Ennio Morricone]<br> 10. Bop Train (Bebop) [Dizzy Gillespie]<br> 11. A mi Manera [Marcelino Guerra ]<br> 12. Love Theme from "The Godfather" [Nino Rota]<br> 13. Pugni chiusi [Beretta/Gianco]<br> 14. Chez Tante Elise [Legrand]<br> 15. J'irai Cracher sur vos Tombes [Alain Goraguer]<br> 16. Old Rocking Chair [Jakie Opel]<br> 17. I Remember Treviglio [The Orobians]<br> 18. Li Vidi Tornare [Luigi Tenco]<br> 19.Guaglione [Nisa-Fanciulli]<br> 20. Prelude nð4 [Frederic Chopin]
Sweet dreams (are made of this) [Lennox/Stewart]<br> Johnny come home [Gift/Steele]<br> Kiss [Prince]<br> Smalltown boy [Somerville/Bronski/Steinbachek]<br> Whose side are you on? [Reilly]<br> Who can it be now? [Hay]<br> Centro di gravitÃÂ permanente [Battiato]<br> Don't go [Moyet/Clarke]<br> Thriller [Temperton]<br> Close to me [Smith]<br> Di black petty booshwah [Johnson]