Mango Biography
Italian rock fusion innovator Pino Mango was born in Lagonegro, Potenza on November 6th, 1956. By the age of seven Pino was already beginning to sing with local groups, taking on challenging repertoire from artists like Aretha Franklin, Peter Gabriel and Deep Purple by his early teens. Mango pursued a parallel passion in his formal studies, seeking and education in Sociology at the University of Salerno. While still in school he began to hone his compositional skill, writing and performing his own material. Mango's debut record was released in 1976 by RCA, featuring the single "Si Questa Terra Solo Mia." Through the late 70's and throughout the 80's Mango's career was characterized by consistent and successful record releases, as well as several appearances at the Sanremo Festival ('85,'86 and '87). A number of projects were successful enough to warrant translation and release in Spain, like Inseguendo l'aquila and Ferro e Fuoco. The artist was equally prolific during the 90's. Having switched to EMI for the release of 1994's self titled Mango, he went on to release a total of seven original projects in the course of the decade. Mango drew heavily on other European pop-fusion stars, borrowing personnel from artists such as Peter Gabriel and Simple Minds. Mango, known for drawing heavily on Mediterranean musical themes redefined himself in the new millennium by casting much wider stylistic net than in previous years. A cover of The Beatles' "Michelle" arranged for six voices and his 2004 release Ti porto in Africa (which went double platinum) he established him as an artist unafraid of the unexpected. Mango also released a collection of his poetry in '04. A year later he signed with BMG, with whom he would releae Ti Amo Cosi (2005) and L'albero Delle Fate in 2007. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez, All Music Guide
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