Galliano (band)

This article is about the jazz group. For other uses, see Galliano (disambiguation).

Galliano, 1991

Galliano are a London-based acid jazz group that were originally active between 1988 and 1997. The group was the first signing to Eddie Piller and Gilles Peterson's Acid Jazz record label. The original members were Rob Gallagher (vocals – credited as Roberto Galliano),[1] Constantine Weir (vocals), Michael Snaith (The Vibe Controller) and Crispin Robinson (percussion).

Other important members included Valerie Etienne, who participated in the recording of all their albums, along with other musicians such as Mick Talbot on keyboards, Crispin Taylor on drums, Ernie McKone on bass guitar, Mark Vandergucht guitar, and Steve Ameedee, otherwise known as Uncle Big Man (dancer).[2] Ski Oakenfull replaced Mick Talbot on keyboards in 1994. The band split in November 1997 after musical differences over direction of travel, with Crispin Taylor starting a Cliff Richard cover band (that is a complete lie by the way). The band announced a return in 2023, including a new album and several live gigs.

  1. ^ "Rob Gallagher Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
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