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Madrugada (3)

This band from Bergamo was formed around 1970, and had a long life that lasted until 1978. Their name means 'dawn' in Spanish. The group derived from some 60's beat bands like I Condor, that included bass player [a2495278] and keyboardist [a1143251] (from [a2100782] and who later worked with [a967455] and [a416225]), and later changed name to Le Lunghe Storie, and along them from Le Bugie and Gruppo 3. But the basic nucleus came from Terza Classe, which also gave birth to [a1804965]. Second album came three years later, this time the trio was helped by some guest musicians like [a310475] on violin (Piazza delle Erbe and later PFM), the jazz saxophonist [a630133], and [a234334] (from Eugenio Finardi's band Crisalide) on guitar. With a much better production and sound, this can be considered the best of their two albums. In concert, Madrugada played on tour with [a313917], [a416225] and [a629080], and in Lugano (Switzerland) with [a45646]. Moreover they played in many concerts for political movements like Avanguardia Operaia and the Radical Party and the Re Nudo magazine. The band split at the end of the 70's.