La Raíz

Born in Naples on April 22, 1967, Gennaro "Raiz" Della Volpe (his artistic aka often changing to Rais, Reeno, or Raiss) debuted in the early '90s as the lead singer of Almamegretta. Blending dub, trip-hop, Mediterranean rhythms, and Asian and Neapolitan melodies in an extremely original and personal way, Almamegretta soon became one of the most important and influent Italian indie bands, gaining the attention of critics throughout Europe thanks to albums such as Animamigrante (1993), Sanacore (1995), and Lingo (1998) -- and also to a friendship with Massive Attack, for whom th...