Charly Alberti facts for kids
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Carlos Alberto Ficicchia |
| Born | 27 March 1963 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Charly Alberti (born Carlos Alberto Ficicchia on March 27, 1963) is a famous musician from Argentina. He is best known as the talented drummer for the super popular rock band Soda Stereo. This band started in 1982 and played together until 1997.
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Early Life and Music
Charly Alberti was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 27, 1963. His father, Tito Alberti, was also a jazz musician and drummer. Charly started learning music when he was just six years old.
Charly met Gustavo Cerati, who would become the singer and guitarist of Soda Stereo. They met through Gustavo's sister, Maria Laura. She told Charly that her brother also loved the band The Police and played guitar. This led Charly to connect with Gustavo.
Joining Soda Stereo
In 1982, Charly Alberti helped create the Argentinian rock band Soda Stereo. He was the drummer, and the band quickly became very popular. In 1986, a company called Remo, which makes musical instruments, sponsored Charly. This meant he used their drumheads.
Soda Stereo became one of the most important and successful rock bands in Latin America. They released many hit songs and albums.
After Soda Stereo
In 1997, Soda Stereo played their last concert at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires. After the band broke up, Charly started new projects. He launched a company called Cybrel Digital Entertainment, which focused on new technology.
That same year, Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple, named Charly an "AppleMaster." Charly was the only Spanish-speaking AppleMaster ever! He also launched URL Magazine, URL Records, and a website called Yeyeye.com.
New Music and Projects
In 2003, MTV Latin America invited Charly Alberti to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica. He performed alongside famous artists like Ricky Martín and Juanes.
In 2005, Charly started a new band called MOLE. His brother Andrés Alberti played lead guitar, Ezequial Dasso played bass, and Sergio Bufi was the singer. MOLE released their first album in April 2007.
In March 2008, MOLE won an award for "Best Album by a New Rock Band" at the Gardel Awards. Charly also worked on a project for the National Secretariat of Tourism of Argentina, which won an award at the Webby Awards. In 2009, MOLE shared the stage with the British band Oasis at River Stadium.
Environmental Work
Charly Alberti is also very passionate about protecting the environment. In May 2009, he met with Al Gore, a former Vice President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Al Gore invited Charly to join his environmental project, The Climate Project.
In 2015, Charly represented his organization, R21, at the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC) in New York. R21 works to promote sustainability. Charly spoke about the importance of environmental sustainability at the festival.
In 2017, he became a Goodwill Ambassador for the U.N. Development Program. This means he helps the United Nations promote important goals.
Soda Stereo Reunion Tour
In 2019, Soda Stereo announced a special international tour called "Gracias Totales." This tour allowed fans to see the band live one "last time." During this tour, Soda Stereo took steps to help the environment. They planted 4,700 native trees to make up for the carbon pollution from their travel. This made them one of the first Latin American tours to do something like this.
Recent Activities
In 2022, Charly Alberti worked with Cerveza Quilmes, a beer company. They launched a beer brand called 27 Eazy. This beer is made using malt from regenerative methods, which are good for the environment.
On September 23, 2024, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) chose Charly Alberti as a Regional Goodwill Ambassador for The Caribbean and Latin America. He continues to use his platform to promote environmental awareness.
Instruments Charly Uses
Charly Alberti has used many different instruments and equipment throughout his career.
- He has always used Remo drumheads.
- He uses Zildjian cymbals.
- He uses Shure microphones and Gibraltar hardware.
- For electronic drums, he uses Roland Electronic Drums.
- He uses Pro-Mark drumsticks.
Since mid-2007, Charly Alberti has been playing Yamaha drums. Before that, he mostly used Remo drums. Charly explained that Yamaha drums gave him the rock sound he wanted, while Remo was focusing more on jazz drums. He made this decision with Remo Belli, the founder of Remo.
See also
In Spanish: Charly Alberti para niños
