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Ellul began frequenting the folk events that were held at the Sa Maison Boċċi Club, and began folk singing only due to a personal challenge with himself. He had just finished a meal with friends when there was a spontaneous decision to have a singing bout. Names | Ellul began frequenting the folk events that were held at the Sa Maison Boċċi Club, and began folk singing only due to a personal challenge with himself. He had just finished a meal with friends when there was a spontaneous decision to have a singing bout. Names were being prompted and he was bypassed, until he decided to participate with [[Frans Mifsud Ta' Vestru]], [[Mario Gravina Is-Sipa]] and [[Mario Xuereb Ta' Gerald]]. | ||
Ellul is keen on the botta u risposta style of improvised verse. | |||
Revision as of 16:02, 29 July 2013
Leli Ellul Il-Beġiġ
is a a folk singer of improvised verse, born on the 21st December 1963. He hails from Sliema, and is currently it's representative in Maltese folk music.
Ellul became infatuated with għana in 2003, through quite extraordinary circumstances, having heard several cassette recordings of Fredu Abela Iż-Żejtuni, Karmnu Fenech Il-Ħandrolla, Mikiel Cutajar Is-Superstar and Ċikku Degiorgio Tal-Fjuri at the residence of a Maltese émigré in Woolwich, London.
Il-Ħandrolla constant analogies, linked to the subject being sung about, have bore an influence on him. Hence, one of Ellul's improvised quatrains ran as:
Id-dilettant tqanqil jistenna
Bħal art xotta tiela fis-sema
Loret inti għannej ta' fama
Jien mhux li nħobb nintrema' .
Ellul began frequenting the folk events that were held at the Sa Maison Boċċi Club, and began folk singing only due to a personal challenge with himself. He had just finished a meal with friends when there was a spontaneous decision to have a singing bout. Names were being prompted and he was bypassed, until he decided to participate with Frans Mifsud Ta' Vestru, Mario Gravina Is-Sipa and Mario Xuereb Ta' Gerald.
Ellul is keen on the botta u risposta style of improvised verse.
External Links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfA8UErOEIo Żejtun July 2013