La Bottega dell'Arte (also spelled just as Bottega dell'Arte) were an Italian pop music group active between 1974 and 1985.
Career
The group formed in 1974 in Rome. Between 1976 and 1977 they had three singles charting between the fifth and the seventh place on the Italian hit parade. In 1980 the group entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Più di una canzone". The group disbanded in 1985, with the members pursuing solo careers as producers, composers and musicians.
Members
(1958-2016) - keyboards, vocals
Massimo Calabrese (1955-) - bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Romano Musumarra (1956-) - keyboards, flute, guitars and vocals
Fernando Ciucci (1952-2011) - guitars and vocals
Alberto Bartoli (1955-) - drums
Discography
Albums
1975: La Bottega dell'Arte (EMI Italiana, 3C-064-18106) 1977: Dentro (EMI Italiana, 3C-064-18248) 1979: L'avventura (EMI Italiana, 3C064-18423) 1980: La Bottega dell'Arte (EMI Italiana, 3C-064-18493) 1984: Forza 4 (New Sound, NWLP 1701)