The Cinelli Brothers

Based in London, The Cinelli Brothers bring together Italian siblings Marco and Alessandro Cinelli around a project focused on electric blues and African-American music from the 1960s and 1970s. Settled in the UK, the Cinellis developed from the mid-2010s a quartet in which guitars, the rhythm section and harmonica shape a repertoire situated between Chicago blues, soul, rhythm and blues, and rock’n’roll. The Cinelli Brothers established themselves on the London club scene and later on the blues festival circuit in the UK and Europe, drawing on both original compositions and reinterpretations of standards. The release of their debut album Babe Please Set Your Alarm in 2018 marked an important milestone, giving greater maturity to their songwriting and vocal work. Their sound is characterised by tight grooves, call-and-response backing vocals and guitar playing rooted in the electric blues tradition while incorporating elements of soul and contemporary rock, placing the band in a continuity between American heritage and the current European scene.