Negrita: the unreleased “Zingara & Spirito” is out
In the spirit of celebrating 30 years of career, which will culminate with a concert event in Milan, at the Unipol Forum on September 27th (The concert is organized by MC2 Live, here are the tickets), Negrita surprise fans with a special release: “Zingara & Spirito” is available, a song written in 1993 and never released before. This song previews the release of “Negrita Trenta” (Universal), a special celebratory box set that will be released on September 13, designed to be a true heirloom for long-time fans, but also for those who have recently discovered Negrita and want to get closer to their history. The project is a deluxe box, in a numbered edition and limited to only 500 copies.which celebrates this important milestone with an exclusive collection of memorabilia and music.
What makes the box truly special is the 1993 demo tape with two exclusive unreleased tracks, a true rarity for fans, a piece of history that takes us back to the band’s first steps. Used by Negrita to make themselves known to record labels and venues where they could play, the tape contains, in addition to the two unreleased songs including “Zingari & Spirito”, the songs in “raw” version of what would later become the first album “Negrita” with the first single, “Cambio”. As Negrita tell: “Before the arrival of the digital era, ‘Demo’ or ‘Demo Tape’ was the name given to this kind of audio cassette, self-produced and recorded by emerging bands with the aim of making themselves known.a Demo, in fact, ‘demonstrates’ the sound and the potential of the band. Recorded in 1993 in a studio arranged in our rehearsal room, this tape reproduces a selection of what was the setlist of our concerts in the early days. Trying to impress casual audiences taught us every night that the audience must be involved and, if possible, overwhelmed, rather than entertained.. On this awareness our formula was modulated around an energetic, aggressive and imaginative sound.”
The unreleased “Zingara & Spirito”, the first single from the box, represents a testimony of the band’s early days, capturing the raw and authentic essence of their 90s sound. The song is characterized by the roaring and gritty sound typical of Negrita’s identity.. About the song the band says: “Zingara & Spirito is one of our very first compositions. But the sound is already one hundred percent Negrita. Tested many times at club concerts, who knows why it didn’t end up on the first album… But live it always had its great success. It took thirty years, but finally its moment has arrived.” The box also includes the gold vinyl record, an original poster autographed by the band, a cloth patch embroidered with the Negrita logo and a booklet with never-before-published photos.. But the news doesn’t stop here because in the future of Negrita there is a new recording project that arrives 5 years after the last work and whose first taste can be heard in autumn.