Franchino
Franchino was an Italian disc jockey and vocalist born Francesco Principato on
17 February 1953 in Caronia Sicily. He began his career as a disc jockey in 1970
at the Seven Eleven club in Montelupo Fiorentino, and later worked at Marciana
Marina. Until 1987, he spent his winters in Brazil performing with a blues group
in Arraial d'Ajuda. After visiting Ibiza in the late 1980s, he focused on live
vocal performance and collaborated with DJ MIKI at the Club 64 in Portoferraio.
In 1992, he began using sampled voices and sound effects during his performances
at the Tartana in Follonic...
