“ACO BOCINA”

Aco Bocina started playing guitar when he was nine years old and as soon as he could handle one, he came to his first music school.

His artistic background is evolving and still evolving in his constant wandering around the world. His passion for mandolin first led him to write music for this small - but large - instrument and then play it.

Still very young, he toured Europe both as a soloist and as a first mandolin in a large orchestra.

The release of "Modern Mandolin", his first album recorded and released in Germany in 1986, will soon be followed by his decision to choose Italy as his new home. In this first production, Aco offers the music he always based his career on, the “Mediterranean Music”, a very broad concept that he himself founded.

In Italy, Aco began working with Curci Editions, which in addition to demonstrating faith in his ability as a composer, by purchasing rights to some of his works, uses his undisputed technical abilities to produce "Mandolino Facile", a small method for the instrument. , as he shows his technique. Shortly after, he works on Pierangelo Bertoli's album "Oracoli".

In 1995, his second album “Ad Libitum”, released by Bumshiva Music, once again shows his gift for musical composition and his ability to turn famous songs into something new.

The subsequent period is marked by participation in some high-level events: a concert at the Teatro Smeraldo in Milan, a performance at a fundraising concert against AIDS at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele and his performance as the opening act for Matt Bianco at PalaTrussardi (now PalaVobis)) is just examples.

Meanwhile, he keeps showing on TV on various occasions: "Maurizio Costanzo Show", "Uno Mattina", Red Ronnie's "Help" and "Fuego" are just a few examples.

In 1997, his piece for guitar "Amor y Fuego", released by Warner Chappel, in "105 for you - Disco Latino", a collection, and Aco plays with Chieftains in their concert at "Teatro delle Verdure" in Palermo, together with the symphony orchestra in “Teatro Massimo”.

In 1999 he re-released the album “Rumba Tzigana” with Warner Chappel (meanwhile he also released the maxi single “Aco Bocina”). It is also thanks to this production that “Musica! Rock & Altro, the weekly post in "La Repubblica" claims that he is the "new hero of gypsy rumba".

During this year, he takes his music abroad by successfully participating in the “Walnut Valley Mandolin Championship,” part of the “Walnut Valley Festival,” which takes place every year in Kansas (USA).

Back in Italy, he plays again at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan for a fundraising concert to support Exodus, an association that helps recover from drug abuse.

In 2000, a year that opens with a concert at Malpensa Airport, he performs at many important Italian ethnic music festivals: “Festa della Musica” in Milan
(in collaboration with “Corriere della Sera”, who released the festival's CD with also Acos "Hombres Azules"), "Mundus 2000" in Reggio Emilia, "Suoni e voci della sera" in Modena, "Notturni d'Arte 2000" in Padua and "Festival Europeo della Cultura Zingara" in Rome.

In 2001, Aco's new album, made between Milan and Bucharest with Fanfare Ciociarlia, was released in five of the ten tracks.

Among the most important performances this year we remember the second participation in "Mundus", the show on "Lago Nord" with Willie de Ville, the performance in Caldarola's Teatro Comunale for "Tuttiteatri" and performance as a guest star at the award "Virginia".

Reiter” på Storchi Teatre i Modena. Efter cd’ens lancering på FNAC i Milano den 23. oktober og fire salgsfremmende udstillinger for albummet på Roialto i Milano i november, sluttede året med en smuk koncert på Vittorio Emanuele-pladsen i hjertet af Nuoro sammen med sigøjnerdronning Esma Redzepova.

In early 2002, the famous DJ Martin Morales produced the remix of “Rumba del Sol”. During the same period, the video clip of "Dance of the Spirits", produced and directed by Angelo Rizzo (Aquarius Film - Milan) has been made in Marseille. In late May, the invitation to Genoa's indoor stadium to play two of the guitars belonged to Fabrizio de Andrè.

For at nævne udover optræden til “Festival Latinoamericano” på Forum (indendørs stadion) i Milano, koncerten på     “degli Scacchi”-pladsen i Marostica (VI) og tv-showet “TG3 Italie”, med en hel episode dedikeret til Aco.

This year, Aco also received a special mention at the “Andrea Barbato - Etica dell’obiettività” award (on the plate he received, you can read “Aco Bocina - in his music The Mediterranean Soul”). This year, Aco is also starting to work with Ivana Monti for her “Actress' Reaction and Aco's music meet and tell us stories of millennial migrations.

The tunes “Rumba del Sol” and “Emociòn” entered the TV commercials, and were the soundtrack to two commercials; Kalo Uomo (with Marco Tardelli) and Kalo Donna (with Nina Moric).

On the discography side, melodies by Aco were inserted in several compilation records: "Rumba del Sol" (Martin Morales remixed version) in "Futuro Flamenco" (Outcaste Records), the same melody, but in the original version in "SpotCollection" (Edel Italia) and “Opop” in “Caterpillar - vol. 5” (Ala Bianca Group - RAI) from the homonymous RAI Radio 2 show. In December, the year ended with a concert at the “Ciak” theater in Milan. The actress' reaction and Aco's music meet and tell us stories of millennial migrations.

The tunes “Rumba del Sol” and “Emociòn” appeared in the TV commercials, and were the soundtrack to two commercials; Kalo Uomo (with Marco Tardelli) and Kalo Donna (with Nina Moric).

On the discography side, melodies by Aco were inserted in several compilation records: “Rumba del Sol” (Martin Morales remixed version) in “Futuro Flamenco” (Outcaste Records), the same melody, but in the original version in “Spot Collection” (Edel Italia) and “Opop” in “Caterpillar - vol. 5” (Ala Bianca Group - RAI) from the homonymous RAI Radio 2 show. In December, the year ended with a concert at the “Ciak” theater in Milan.

Kalo Uomo (with Marco Tardelli) and Kalo Donna (with Nina Moric). On the discography side, melodies by Aco were inserted into several compilations: "Rumba del Sol" (Martin Morales remixed version) in "Futuro Flamenco" (Outcaste Records),
the same melody, but in the original version in "Spot Collection" ( Edel Italia) and “Opop” in “Caterpillar - vol. 5” (Ala Bianca Group - RAI) from the homonymous RAI Radio 2 show.

In December, the year ended with a concert at the “Ciak” theater in Milan. Kalo Uomo (with Marco Tardelli) and Kalo Donna (with Nina Moric). On the discography side, melodies by Aco were inserted in several compilation records: "Rumba del Sol" (Martin Morales remixed version) in "Futuro Flamenco" (Outcaste Records), the same melody, but in the original version in "Spot Collection" (Edel Italia) and “Opop” in “Caterpillar - vol. 5” (Ala Bianca Group - RAI) from the homonymous RAI Radio 2 show. In December, the year ended with a concert at the “Ciak” theater in Milan. 5 ”(Ala Bianca Group - RAI) from the homonymous RAI Radio 2 show.

In December, the year ended with a concert at the “Ciak” theater in Milan. 5 ”(Ala Bianca Group - RAI) from the homonymous RAI Radio 2 show. In December, the year ended with a concert at the “Ciak” theater in Milan.

In 2003, Aco's latest album arrived in the US market, officially distributed by Harmonia Mundi, and is available in all major online music stores (amazon - both on their US and Japanese sites -,
cduniverse, barnes & noble, yahoo shopping, and so on).

This album, already available in Italy, Spain, Portugal and Belgium, has also arrived in Germany and France. In addition, the song "Rumba del Sol" has been selected for the new Greepeace compilation that will be released to support their "Save or Delete" campaign, which is about saving the rainforest in Indonesia.

Among the concerts held this year were the more significant ones at the Philharmonic Hall of Trento Conservatoire, the one for the “Notti Magiche alle Ville ed ai Castelli” festival (planned to be held at Cento “Rocca” - old stronghold - and then moved to an auditorium due to lack of space to house the entire audience) and one at Alberti Square in Mantua in the shadow of the wonderful “Basilica di Sant'Andrea”.

The last project Aco worked on in 2003 is the soundtrack to the documentary “Paralelo 24”. This documentary was presented at the “25 ° Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano” (December 2 to December 12, 2003, La Habana, Cuba).

Aco, in Cuba during the festival, performed at a prestigious venue in La Habana, such as the tha Tropicana, the “Amadeo Roldàn” theater, the jazz club “La Zorra y el Cuervo” and the theater hall of the “Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes”.

Work as a soundtrack composer continues in 2004. This time for the film “El Soñador”, still directed by Angelo Rizzo. The film will be presented at the end of October at the “Sport Movies Festival” in Milan, then will be shown at the “Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano” in La Habana, and will also be at the Berlin and Cannes festivals.

On the concert side, the most relevant events were the presence at “Fano Jazz by the Sea 2004”, at “Estate Musicale a Palazzo” (“Musical Summer at the Palace”, in “Te” Palace of Mantua), at “Genius Loci - musica per palati fini ”(“ Genius Loci - music for delicate palates ”, in Castel Ritaldi - PG) and the return in Calabria and Sicily with several concerts (like the one for” - in Zafferana Etnea - CT) and participate in the show by the Italian comedian Rocco Barbaro (also built in the beautiful Palmi amphitheater - RC).

In September returns to Mantua for three concerts for the "Fondazione Banca Agricola Mantovana" - Agricultural Bank of Mantua Foundation - (two at the "Te" Palace and one at the "Ca 'de Pomm - Vanni Viviani Museum" - former house of the dead Italian painter Vanni Viviani and now art center in the BAM Foundation) and a concert in the fantastic “Bibiena” Theater (in collaboration with Mantua municipality and the association “Amici del Conservatorio” - Friends of Conservatoire).

A CD will soon be made from the recording of this concert. - in Zafferana Etnea - CT) and participate in the show by the Italian comedian Rocco Barbaro (also performed in the beautiful Palmi Amphitheater - RC).

In September returns to Mantua for three concerts for the "Fondazione Banca Agricola Mantovana" - Agricultural Bank of Mantua Foundation - (two at the "Te" Palace and one at the "Ca 'de Pomm - Vanni Viviani Museum" - former house of the dead Italian painter Vanni Viviani and now art center in the BAM Foundation) and a concert in the fantastic “Bibiena” Theater (in collaboration with Mantua municipality and the association “Amici del Conservatorio” - Friends ofConservatoire).

A CD will soon be made from the recording of this concert. Theater (in collaboration with the municipality of Mantua and the association “Amici del Conservatorio” - Friends of Conservatoire).

2005 began work on a new studio album that will be released later this year and the release in May of a new live album (“Live in Milano” distributed in Italy by “SELF”). Aco was also in Miami during the screening of the film "El Soñador" at the "Miami Latin Film Festival", performed at the "Mayfair House Hotel" (for the film presentation evening) and at the "Intercontinental Hotel" during the festival awards night.

Aco also played in Mantua at the opening night of the “PalaBAM” indoor stadium. From December 2005 to March 2006, Aco was back in Florida on a tour. Among the venues where he performed “Seminole Hard Rock” in Hollywood (FL).

During 2007, even working on the new album “ACO BOCINA Metts Pop” (where Aco presents his versions of famous songs along with new original productions) for the record company “Do It Yourself” and released by EMI Italy, Aco continues to perform live concerts and he continues to divide his work between live concerts and other productions in the following years.

His commitments range from the “Mantova Musica Festival” concert, to writing the soundtrack for the piece “Un Gordo di Terra”, to the performance at the “Festival Internazionale di Mandolino” in Varazze, just to name a few.