Bobo Rondelli

The Profile

Italian singer-songwriter from Livorno, formerly associated with the group Ottavo Padiglione; noted for intimate, often jazz-tinged albums and for collaborations with pianist Stefano Bollani.

Reviews cite the 2002 album Disperati, intellettuali, ubriaconi as entirely created with Stefano Bollani. Rondelli is presented in reviews as a Livornese singer-songwriter who performs intimate, nostalgic songs and has recorded interpretations of Piero Ciampi material.

Two English-language reviews praise Bobo Rondelli's intimate, nostalgic songwriting and his jazz-tinged collaborations (notably with Stefano Bollani). Reviewers highlight warm melancholy, sparse arrangements and strong lyrical portraits. Both pieces are fond, conversational and often ironic in tone.