Sir Oliver Skardy

Sir Oliver Skardy, born Gaetano Scardicchio in Venice in 1959, was frontman of the Venetian reggae band Pitura Freska for over two decades, which he co-founded with Francesco Casucci. After the band split in 2002 he pursued a solo career, singing in Venetian dialect about social themes. Since 2006 he has collaborated with ska band Fahrenheit 451, releasing albums such as "Piragna" (2010) and "Piragna in Dub" (2011).