Lino Capra Vaccina From Antico Adagio to Armonie della Mente

Born in Barletta in 1953, Lino Vaccina founded Aktuala with Walter Maioli at the age of nineteen — a fusion of psychedelic rock with African, Asian, and Mediterranean sounds. He studied composition, piano, and percussion at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan, while simultaneously beginning a long collaboration with Franco Battiato and Juri Camisasca, contributing to their works as both percussionist and composer. In 1975, together with them, he founded Telaio Magnetico, an ensemble active exclusively in live performances. From 1979 to 1985, he was a percussionist with the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, performing under conductors such as Abbado and Ozawa. He has collaborated with artists including Keith and Julie Tippett, Markus Stockhausen, Paolo Tofani, and John Greaves. Vaccina’s artistic journey is distinguished by a language that is both rigorous and sensual, merging Eastern, Mediterranean, and African influences, ritual elements, and a cosmic sense of time.