Lito Vitale: Héctor Facundo Vitale (Born December 1, 1961, Villa

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Lito Vitale

Héctor Facundo Vitale (born December 1, 1961, Villa


Adelina, Buenos Aires province), known as Lito Vitale, is an
Lito Vitale
Argentine musician, composer and arranger.[1]

Contents
Career
Partial discography
References
External links
Background information
Birth name Héctor Facundo Vitale
Career
Also known as Lito
A talented piano player, he was coached by his mother, Born 1 December 1961
renowned music teacher Esther Soto, since childhood.
Origin Villa Adelina, Buenos
Together with fellow musicians from his neighbourhood he co-
Aires Argentina
founded the MIA music cooperative (MIA is the Spanish
acronym of Independent Associated Musicians) when he was Genres Rock, Folk rock,
13 years old. MIA became popular with progressive rock Progressive rock,
audiences in the late 1970s. The family atmosphere they Tango, Jazz-fusion,
projected and their suburban roots kept them aloof of the
Occupation(s) Musician, producer,
political turmoil of those times.
composer, arranger
Other than Vitale's, MIA launched many careers, including Instruments Piano, Guitar,
Lito's sister Liliana, singer Veronica Condomi (who would Keyboard, Drums,
eventually marry Lito) and instrumentalists Juan del Barrio and Vocals
Daniel Curto.
Years active 1974–Present
Starting in 1980, Vitale launched a series of collaborations with Labels Ciclo 3
several Argentine musicians. He performed and recorded with DBN
Dino Saluzzi and then with Bernardo Baraj (sax) and Lucho
González (guitar) in what became known as "the Trio". This Associated acts Luis Alberto Spinetta,
formation adapted many classic tango and folklore numbers, Patricio Rey y sus
and became popular with college students, jazz audiences, and Redonditos de Ricota,
radio DJs. It was often compared to ECM acts such as the Pat Juan Carlos Baglietto,
Metheny quartet and the Keith Jarrett European quartet. Walter Giardino

In the 1990s, Vitale recorded several tango standards with Juan Carlos Baglietto, and was awarded a Latin
Grammy for their collaboration in 2000. Also during those years, Vitale recorded a more jazz-like project with
Lucho González and flute player Rubén Mono Izarrualde. This formation performed in the 1998 Montreux
Jazz Festival.

Vitale has also composed soundtracks for several Argentine films. He was awarded the prestigious Argentine
Konex Award twice: as arranger in 1995, and as instrumentalist in 2005.[1]
Partial discography
Cuentos de la media luna, 1994
Sobre miedos, creencias y
supersticiones, 1980 Juntando almas, 1995
Quitapenas, 1983 Juntando almas II - La memoria del
tiempo, 1995
A dos pianos, 1984
Pantallas, 1995
Cumbo-Vitale-González,
1985 Solo piano, 1996
Solo, 1985 Laberinto sin ley, 1997
Lito Vitale Cuarteto, 1987 Cuando el río suena, 1997
El Grito Sagrado, 1988 Tracción a cuerda, 1997
En solitario, 1988 Desde casa, 1998
Ese amigo del alma, 1988 Día del Milenio, 2000
La senda infinita, 1989 No Olvides..., 2000
Viento sur, 1990 Todos estos años (6 CDs), 2001
La excusa, 1991 Música para soñar y reposar -
Volumen I: Rock argentino, 2002
Un día antes de ayer, 1991
Música para soñar y reposar -
Postales de este lado del
Volumen II: Tango y Folklore
mundo, 1991
argentino, 2002
Sobre riesgos y memorias,
Música para soñar y reposar -
1992
Volumen III: Originales, 2002
Kuarahy, 1992
Un solo destino, 2002
La cruz del sur, 1993
Cuatro calmas, 2004
Mas allá del mar, 1994
Vivo en Argentina (live), 2005

References
1. "Agenda Cultural - Lito Vitale Solopiano" (http://agendacultural.buenosaires.gob.ar/evento/lito-
vitale-solopiano-en-musica-en-el-hall/6414) (in Spanish). Agenda Cultural. Retrieved August 8,
2015.

External links
(in Spanish) Official site (http://www.litovitale.com.ar/)
Lito Vitale (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0994140/) on IMDb
(in Spanish) Biography at Rock.com.ar (http://www.rock.com.ar/bios/0/222.shtml)

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