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'''Toni Fenech Skalambja''' was an improvised verse folksinger, born in Mosta. He started folksinging in 1959 and emigrated to Canada at a tender age. | '''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]]. | 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]]. He also sang with Fredu Abela l-Bamboċċu during the latter's tour to Toronto. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
==External Links== | |||
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAQhLQS1sEM Folk session at the Maltese club in Toronto, Canada]. | |||
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Revision as of 14:59, 31 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. He also sang with Fredu Abela l-Bamboċċu during the latter's tour to Toronto.
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.