06/03/2023
Here a little presentation of Lionel Romano, one of our special guest dj for next Dance with the Devil • Special guest djs Lionel Romano & Marc Garletti (France) saturday 18 March @ Trenta Formiche Roma
Hello this is Lionel from France, Originally from Geneva in Switzerland, I moved to France for studying graphical art and I stayed in this lovely country for over 25 years, mostly in Lyon but I also lived in Paris in the early 00s to work with book publishers for a few years, today I live in Saint-Etienne, not so far of Lyon.
I started to collect seriously vinyl records since the mid to late 90s with abstract and NYC hip hop, acid jazz, broken beat and reggae, etc... and in the early 00's I first played as dj with friends on Jamaican soundsytems parties from ska to rub-a-dub accidentally to replace someone but I didn't wanted to make dj at the time as I was too shy and not interested by... Later I was much more oriented to 60s culture and I decided to collect 7inch vinyl only first with ska early reggae, northern and rare soul but quickly I prefered rhythm & blues, early soul mod and popcorn stuffs. Later we made small clubs with friends called Blue Cat Club and after Scratch My Back with my good pal Nicoo to promote these kind of sounds in France and to invite local and international guests, but since covid everything is finished.
Today I live as a professional record dealer at home and sell mostly on internet, my record shop call “earlysounds45s” this is the same name of my Youtube channel with a bit of everything mostly rhythm & blues and soul, but I am also a passionate by French and Italian OST or various jazz style from the bop era to contemporary jazz, not only for dancing or groove. My passion is to do fleas, record fairs and to visit record shops everywhere in various countries.
My culinary adventures gave me the chance to travel a little bit as dj in various countries such as Switzerland, France, Italia, Spain, Ireland and UK. I was pleased to play to For Dancers Only Limerick Weekender in Ireland, Pow Wow in Sheffield, UK, Flamingo Mod Club in Torino, Italy, Le Clean Cut Mod Weekender in Spain, Purple Weekend, Leon also in Spain, Dreamsville mod Weekender in Gorleston UK Catch My Mt Drift in Bristol and others...
So glad now that i can add Dance with the devil to the list, which it should be an epic one!
My current Top 5
Mel Williams - Burn, Baby, Burn (Star)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpxSU8n_CSE
Joe Wilson - I'm Her Only Man (White Cliffs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4ITJhyeBlI
Will Mercer - Just A Nobody (Executive)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkD5Wd2m5ZU
Jackie Mittoo - El Bang Bang (Studio One)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOSyIDrbNyY
Sam Baker - Do Right Man (Saadia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t3d_0FDtU0
