Après La Classe

Après La Classe is a ska band from the Province of Lecce, Italy. The band is composed by six members: a singer, a guitarist, a bassist, a drummer, an organist and a disk-jockey.

Après La Classe
OriginProvince of Lecce, Italy
GenresSka, ska punk, reggae
Years active1996–present
LabelsEdel Italia, Sunny Cola, Puglia Sounds
MembersCesko Arcuti
Francois Recchia
Valerio "Combass" Bruno
Puccia
WebsiteOfficial website

Band history

Formed in 1996, the band changed its line-up in 1999 and 2002 beginning to play in regional music events with the record label "Edel Italia". The debut album was "Après la Classe" (2002) with the disco and radio hit "Paris". This song was also selected in 2006 as theme song for national commercial and for TV program Le Iene. Their second album "Un numero" was released in 2004.

Linked to Salento traditional music, Après la Classe re-arranged and presented again classical songs like "Kalì Nifta", "Lu rusciu te lu mare", and famous Italian cover songs like Adriano Pappalardo's "Ricominciamo".

They played also with other Italian famous ska and reggae bands, such as Sud Sound System, and the rapper Caparezza. Their genres are pop, rock, ska and dance. The singer also sings in French.

In 2006 the album "Lunapark" was released for On the road music factory label, anticipated by a national tour.

They also took part in three editions of the Concerto del Primo Maggio in Rome (2007, 2008 and 2009).

The band was the protagonist of a pictures book, published in November 2009, and called "Il Ritmo Nel Tacco", with Sud Sound System, Raffaele Casarano and Cesare Dell'Anna. The preface author was Caparezza.

"Mammalitaliani", in collaboration of Caparezza,[1] was released in summer 2010.

Band members
  • Cesko Arcuti - singer
  • Francois Rekkia - drummer
  • Valerio "Combass" Bruno - bassist
  • Puccia - accordion

Discography

Album
  • 2002 - Après La Classe
  • 2004 - Un numero
  • 2006 - Lunapark
  • 2008 - Lunapark on Tour
  • 2010 - Mammalitaliani
  • 2022 - Santa Marilena[2]

Singles
  • 1999 - Pazzo di te
  • 2004 - Sale la febbre
  • 2004 - A fiate
  • 2008 - Il miracolo
  • 2010 - Mammalitaliani

Notes
  1. "airdave.it". Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  2. Durante, Federico (2022-11-24). "Après La Classe: "Giusto che la musica cambi, purché resti la sostanza"". Billboard Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
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