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Artist Biography For Luca Prodan

Luca Prodan 17 May 1953 — 22 December 1987 Was An Italian-Scottish Musician. He Was The Son Of An Italian Father And A Scottish Mother. Born In Rome After The Return Of The Prodan Family From China Because Of The Japanese Invasion Where Luca's Father Had Settled A Prosper Bussines Becoming An Expert In Ancient Chinese Pottery. Prodan Attended Gordonstoun School A Private Boarding School In Scotland And For Some Time Drifted In Manchester And London. In 1981 After A Heroin Crisis In The Late 70's London He Moved To An Old Anglo-Argentinan Timmy McKern Friend's Farm In The Central Hills Of Cordoba Province Argentina Seeking Peace To Try Kicking His Heroin Addiction.
After Some Time At The Farm In The Traslasierra Valley He Settled In Hurlingham A Suburb Of Buenos Aires Where He Founded And Led Sumo And The Hurlingham Reggae Band.
Prodan Died Either Of A Heart Attack Or Cirrhosis Of The Liver In Buenos Aires Shortly Before Christmas 1987.
After His Death He Became One Of The Most Recognized Icons Of Argentine Rock Culture. Graffiti Stating "Luca Not Dead" Have Been Spotted Around The World Especially In South America And Europe.
Two Posthumous Records Of Pre-Sumo Recordings Are Available And Show Us An 'insider's' View Of The Artist. Recorded Mostly In The Traslasierra Region Of Cordoba Argentina His Initial Dwelling Place They Bear Testimony To His Musical Inspiration And Inspirators Peter Hammill Nick Drake Lou Reed Joy Division And Bob Marley.
After Luca Prodan's Death Two Bands Were Formed From Former Sumo Members Divididos And Las Pelotas. These Names Were Taken From Luca's Comments About Sumo's Dissolution When He Said "Divididos Las Pelotas" Which Translates As "separated Bollocks!".

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