la Republica
by Antonio Tricomi
2/28/2021
A central figure of Italian progressive rock, a genre that established itself at the dawn of the 70s and still today an object of worship, Danilo Rustici, co-founder of Osanna, died at the age of 72. The musician had been hospitalized at Cadarelli following the worsening of his liver problems; but in the hospital, according to family and friends, he contracted Covid, which was fatal to him.
The words of his brother Corrado
The news of his death was given by his brother Corrado,
another talented guitarist, one of the most popular on the contemporary scene,
as well as his historical friend Lino Vairetti, co-founder of the band. Just a
few days before his death, the documentary dedicated to the band,
"Osannaples", shot by Deborah Farina, was presented. "There is a
vastness beyond the remotest confines of the mind. That vastness is our home,
that vastness is ourselves, thank you for all you gave me, for the genius you
were, for your vision. Thank you for everything. Big brother, may I have the
luck and honor of recognizing you again in that vastness where we are only love
", his brother Corrado wrote in a video on social media.
Career with the Osanna
Rustici contributed to the creation of albums such as "Man", "Palepoli" , "Landscape of life" and "Suddance", but at the same time he was also active on other fronts, both musical, with the formation of Uno ei Luna, and political being a leader of the Marxist-Leninist party. After a period in the US, I returned to Italy and so together with Vairetti he revived the band, recording "Taka Boom", but at the beginning of 2000 he was hit by a stroke as Vairetti recalls to Repubblica and his career suffered a halt.
The memory of Vairetti
It is the same adventure companion who wanted to remember him on social media: "The death of Danilo is really a great pain for me. Danilo was for me like a brother and even more. Between us there has always been an emotional and professional bond that has created not only this brotherhood, but also a artistic union of great value. Osanna was born thanks to the two of us who with stubbornness, and countertrend to the period in which the groups elaborated only covers of the great Anglo-Saxon rock, we laid the foundations to invent our own original path, with songs written by us with cultural and musical themes of great artistic value ". Vairetti speaks of Rustici as "a 'genius', a researcher of avant-garde sounds and was the most innovative guitarist in the entire music scene, even if this has not always been recognized.I affirm this with all my heart because he deserves to be remembered for the great talent he showed in every note and in his every gesture. He was the one who made me the first handmade synthesizer that I used in our first album 'L'Uomo' (…). Everyone will remember him as one of the greatest guitarists in the progressive-rock scene ".
RATICI, Danilo
Born: 1950, Italy,
Died: 2/27/2021, Naples, Campania, Italy
Danilo Ratici’s western – musician:
Stay Away from Trinity… When He Comes to Eldorado – 1972 [member of the band Osanna]
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