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Gaetano Occhiofino aka Torto Og

Torto-Og

Desires hardly ever grow old with age.
La stagione dell’amore, Franco Battiato.

Gaetano Occhiofino aka Torto OG is a rapper, blogger and journalist. He founded the hip hop bands Zona 45 and Pooglia Tribe. He has been produced, as rapper, also by Nicola Conte and Articolo 31.

He has worked with many artists including Sud Sound System, Gianluca Petrella, Sadat X, Articolo 31, Tormento, dj Tuppi B. and Reverendo.

He has published three music albums and featured in several recordings. He has taken part in film soundtracks such as Mio Cognato, U megghie paise and Senza Filtro.

In 2012 he wrote the pamphlet entitled Breve Storia di una Generazione, Caratteri Mobili, Bari. He has cooperated with the Faculty of Communication Science of the University of Bari Aldo Moro.

He works as trainer in social inclusion projects, featuring rap writing labs targeted at children.

He maintains the blog Breve Storia di una Generazione and, for Repubblica Bari, Bari Underground.