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'''Toni Fenech Skalambja''' was an improvised verse folksinger, born in Mosta. started folksinging in 1959 | '''Toni Fenech Skalambja''' was an improvised verse folksinger, born in Mosta. He started folksinging in 1959 and emigrated to Canada at a tender age. | ||
He folksang with [[Indri Farrugia l-Miramew]], [[Karmnu Xuereb In-Namru]], [[Leli Xuereb tan-Namru]] and [[Wiġi Micallef Ix-Xidja]]. | He folksang with fellow Mosta-born folksinger [[Indri Farrugia l-Miramew]], and the Gozitan trio of [[Karmnu Xuereb In-Namru]], [[Leli Xuereb tan-Namru]] and [[Wiġi Micallef Ix-Xidja]]. | ||
Although there are a number of existing recordings featuring him in improvised verse bouts, Fenech is rarely known amongst the | Although there are a number of existing recordings featuring him in improvised verse bouts, Fenech is rarely known amongst the young folk community in Malta. | ||
Revision as of 08:15, 25 August 2013
Toni Fenech Skalambja was an improvised verse folksinger, born in Mosta. He started folksinging in 1959 and emigrated to Canada at a tender age.
He folksang with fellow Mosta-born folksinger Indri Farrugia l-Miramew, and the Gozitan trio of Karmnu Xuereb In-Namru, Leli Xuereb tan-Namru and Wiġi Micallef Ix-Xidja.
Although there are a number of existing recordings featuring him in improvised verse bouts, Fenech is rarely known amongst the young folk community in Malta.