Ramon Psaila tal-Għasli

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Ramon Psaila tal-Għasli, also known as Ir-Ruman taż-Żejtun

Ramon Psaila tal-Għasli.

is an improvised verse folk singer. He was born on the 27th September 1965 and hails from Żejtun.

He carries his maternal family nickname Tal-Għasli, from the Misraħ Il-Bjar in the lower part of town in Żejtun. The family were bakers, operating from within the households and supplying a substantial area of the town with their daily bread.

Psaila grew up in an għana environment, through the għana tal-banju sung by his mother Katarin and her own mother Mari tal-Għasli. He recalls


He performs regularly.