Soul, Funky, Disco, Blues, Rhythm'n'Blues, Rock'n'Roll...
Having undergone many stages of evolution, today’s BSM style and repertoire guarantee first-class entertainment for all audiences.
Bononia Sound Machine’s live performances include a variety of genres, from the classics of great soul singers like Otis Redding, James Brown, Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin, to the masterpieces of funk powerhouses like Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire, and Average White Band, and ending with an energizing finale of the most popular disco hits.
All songs are selectively chosen and arranged into an extraordinary play list creating a sound very unique to BSM.
The year 2004 was a landmark year for Bononia Sound Machine, who won the national Heineken Summer Kings of Soul competition hosted by the Blue Inn Café and partook in the Pistoia International Blues Festival. In December of that same year, BSM recorded their first ever live record titled “Blue Inn Café Live”.
Over the years, BSM have performed live in front of thousands of people. In 2005 the band played an amazing concert in Piazza Maggiore, Bologna in front of 15,000 music lovers. The same year BSM flew to England for some gigs in Leeds and Harrogate.
In 2006, BSM expanded their repertoire and created the School of Soul, a unique live set dedicated to the birth and evolution of soul music. This special set offers a real treat for all lovers of the classic Stax and Motown hits of the 1960s to the most well-liked soul jams of today, and includes fun facts and stories about the original performers!
The year 2007 was another important landmark year for the band: In June BSM played during the world famous “Ducati World Week” and shared the stage with such artists as Patty Smith. A month later Bononia Sound Machine released its first studio recording session called Stuffunk which contains truly original songs written and performed by band. The official release of the new album was July 19 2007 and it was complimented by a special live performance at the 20th Anniversary of the International Porretta Soul Festival. Stuffunk is available on iTunes.
Bononia Sound Machine is working on a new cd called “Funky Dreams!!!” which will host some Tower of Power members: Jeff Talemier (guitar and producer), Greg Adams (horn arrangements), David Garibaldi (drums), Rocco Prestia (bass), Stephen Kupka (baritone), Mic Gillette (trumpet and trombone) and the great Emilio Castillo (lead vocals) just to name a few.
"You guys sound great!!!"
Greg Adams (Tower of Power)
"STUFFUNK is great"
David Garibaldi (Tower of Power)
"I have BSM on my iPod"
Jeff Tamelier (Tower of Power/Strokeland Superband)
