Lito Vitale

Born in Buenos Aires to Esther Soto and Rubens Vitale, Argentine musician Lito Vitale began exploring music at an early age after his parents’ influence and a piano sparked his interest. In 1976 he founded M.I.A., standing for Músicos Independientes Asociados. Following one of his concerts, singer-songwriter Luis Alberto Spinetta asked him to join Spinetta Jade. Vitale’s first solo album, Sobre Miedos, Creencias y Supersticiones, appeared in 1981, after which he began working with Dino Salvazi and Manolo Juárez. He next assembled a trio alongside Bernardo Baraj and Lucho González, releasing El Trio in 1985 and Vitale-Baraj-González in 1986. After taking part in Expo Sevilla 1992 he launched the ensemble Lito Vitale y Los Argentinos. Around the same period he hosted a late-night television program aimed at music enthusiasts, and in 1995 he started the alternative radio show La Otra Música. In 1997, joined by Lucho González and Rubén Izarrualde, he recorded Cuando El Rio Suena, and the group performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival the following year. Postales del Alma was issued in 1999.