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In 1970, he emigrated as an eighteen year old to Sydney. Both his parents were from Xewkija. In his mother country he was exposed to għana through the local Rediffusion cable service programme on Sunday morning. However, it was in Australia that he took to folk singing, first during informal folk singing sessions held around 1976 and 1978 in a garage owned by Joe Sciberras ''Il-Bażiż'' in the Sydney district of Merrylands and later on at the Maltese club in Blacktown. | In 1970, he emigrated as an eighteen year old to Sydney. Both his parents were from Xewkija. In his mother country he was exposed to għana through the local Rediffusion cable service programme on Sunday morning. | ||
However, it was in Australia that he took to folk singing, first during informal folk singing sessions held around 1976 and 1978 in a garage owned by Joe Sciberras ''Il-Bażiż'' in the Sydney district of Merrylands and later on at the Maltese club in Blacktown. | |||
He folk sang in improvised verse, usually with [[Salvu Galea Tal-Kalora]], [[Ġanni Zammit Is-Sigar]] and [[Joe Vella Il-Bokser]] at various venues, including the Wentworthville Hall, close to Parramatta, which seated 150 people. | He folk sang in improvised verse, usually with [[Salvu Galea Tal-Kalora]], [[Ġanni Zammit Is-Sigar]] and [[Joe Vella Il-Bokser]] at various venues, including the Wentworthville Hall, close to Parramatta, which seated 150 people. | ||
Together with Salvu Galea Tal-Kalora, they wrote a ballad ''Tal-Kaċċa'', which recalls their hunting exploits, together with Żeppi ''Il-Galluwwa'' for wild hog, known as razorbacks in Lightning Ridge and Walgate in New South Wales. | |||
Revision as of 13:40, 15 July 2013
Loretu Vella Tas-Siċċu is an Australia-based folk singer. Vella was born in Xewkija in Gozo, on the 27th September 1951.
In 1970, he emigrated as an eighteen year old to Sydney. Both his parents were from Xewkija. In his mother country he was exposed to għana through the local Rediffusion cable service programme on Sunday morning.
However, it was in Australia that he took to folk singing, first during informal folk singing sessions held around 1976 and 1978 in a garage owned by Joe Sciberras Il-Bażiż in the Sydney district of Merrylands and later on at the Maltese club in Blacktown.
He folk sang in improvised verse, usually with Salvu Galea Tal-Kalora, Ġanni Zammit Is-Sigar and Joe Vella Il-Bokser at various venues, including the Wentworthville Hall, close to Parramatta, which seated 150 people.
Together with Salvu Galea Tal-Kalora, they wrote a ballad Tal-Kaċċa, which recalls their hunting exploits, together with Żeppi Il-Galluwwa for wild hog, known as razorbacks in Lightning Ridge and Walgate in New South Wales.