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'''Twanny Coleiro ta' Kulajru''' [[File:Toni Coleiro ta' Kulajru.jpg|340px|thumb|right|Twanny Coleiro ta' Kulajru.]] is an improvised verse folk singer from Siġġiewi. He was born in 1964.
'''Twanny Coleiro ta' Kulajru''' [[File:Toni Coleiro ta' Kulajru.jpg|340px|thumb|right|Twanny Coleiro ta' Kulajru.]] is an improvised verse folk singer. He was born on the 1st of December 1964 and hails from Siġġiewi.
Coleiro’s first ‘spirtu pront’ bout was at the Labour Party club in Mġarr. He was urged  to pair up with Kevin Abela tal-Imġarr, together with Fredu Desira l-Indjan and Toni Coleiro il-Bormliz. He went to the club thinking that it was a traditional rabbit meal, but on turning up, found the guitarists setting up the performance area.
 
There’s a Maltese adage ‘skont iz-zokk il-fergħa’, meaning that children take after their parents. In this case the son encouraged his father Tommy Coleiro, known as Tal-Ħanxarin, to folk sing ‘għana tal-banju’. This led to their participation in the Argotti folk event around 1994.
 
Jacqueline Gauci tas-Seba’ Rġiel from Sliema writes the lyrics for Coleiro’s makjetti. She’s also an improvised verse folk singer and she’s Coleiro’s partner.
 
Around the year 2000 they both featured in a traditional Maltese wedding re-enactment. Theatre director Josette Ciappara directed and filmed the event for Television Malta. Ronnie Calleja tal-Mosta was the prime guitarist.
 
His favourite current folksingers are Michael Cutajar Is-Superstar, Fredu Abela Iż-Żejtuni and Fredu Abela l-Bamboċċu. However he reminisces about his most memorable folk singing hour, of which he still treasures the recording, when he was paired with Ninu Galea l-Kalora, in a bout that included Johnny Laus Tal-Lajżer and Żeppi Meli ta’ Sika.
 
He has taken part in Għanafest 2013 together with Michael Brignone Il-Wesu in improvised verse styles termed as ‘’bla qalba’’ and ‘’bil-qalba’’ and is regularly active in folk music events.
He was born in 1964.





Revision as of 17:54, 18 August 2013

Twanny Coleiro ta' Kulajru

Twanny Coleiro ta' Kulajru.

is an improvised verse folk singer. He was born on the 1st of December 1964 and hails from Siġġiewi.

Coleiro’s first ‘spirtu pront’ bout was at the Labour Party club in Mġarr. He was urged to pair up with Kevin Abela tal-Imġarr, together with Fredu Desira l-Indjan and Toni Coleiro il-Bormliz. He went to the club thinking that it was a traditional rabbit meal, but on turning up, found the guitarists setting up the performance area.

There’s a Maltese adage ‘skont iz-zokk il-fergħa’, meaning that children take after their parents. In this case the son encouraged his father Tommy Coleiro, known as Tal-Ħanxarin, to folk sing ‘għana tal-banju’. This led to their participation in the Argotti folk event around 1994.

Jacqueline Gauci tas-Seba’ Rġiel from Sliema writes the lyrics for Coleiro’s makjetti. She’s also an improvised verse folk singer and she’s Coleiro’s partner.

Around the year 2000 they both featured in a traditional Maltese wedding re-enactment. Theatre director Josette Ciappara directed and filmed the event for Television Malta. Ronnie Calleja tal-Mosta was the prime guitarist.

His favourite current folksingers are Michael Cutajar Is-Superstar, Fredu Abela Iż-Żejtuni and Fredu Abela l-Bamboċċu. However he reminisces about his most memorable folk singing hour, of which he still treasures the recording, when he was paired with Ninu Galea l-Kalora, in a bout that included Johnny Laus Tal-Lajżer and Żeppi Meli ta’ Sika.

He has taken part in Għanafest 2013 together with Michael Brignone Il-Wesu in improvised verse styles termed as ‘’bla qalba’’ and ‘’bil-qalba’’ and is regularly active in folk music events. He was born in 1964.


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