was hospitalized by Covid- Corriere.it

dead Raoul Casadei, the king of ballroom dancing: he had 83 years, was hospitalized since Tuesday, March 2 at the Bufalini hospital in Cesena for Covid.

The composer, who had made generations of Italians dance and fall in love with hits like My romaña , Hello Sea me Sympathy, was infected like the majority of the family, which is still in fiduciary quarantine in the Casadei compound.

In the last interview with Corriere -where he reiterated that he was the inventor of the same soft word-, Casadei had just recounted his life on the premises -as he defined it- to Villamarina de Cesenatico: the most beautiful thing in my life, I had defined it, where many of us live: my daughters with boyfriends, my son Mirko, who is now a grandfather; We often eat together, I grow the garden for everyone, make organic wine and go to the boats to fetch fish.

I inherited the Orchestra from my uncle Secondo and left it to my son Mirko, he added, speaking of his music: while, speaking of his vices (smoking pipes and cigars and passion for wine) he smiled: But these are beautiful vices! I smoke a Tuscan cigar, I drink a grappin and Sangiovese from 14 degrees of my production. I do one hour of gymnastics every morning while I listen to “Prima Pagina”, the 7.15 am program on Radio 3. So, I do one hour of swimming.

It is truly with great sadness that I learned of the death of Raoul Casadei, said the president of the Emilia-Romagna Region, Stefano bonaccini. With him goes an extraordinary character, a composer who with great professionalism has brought to Italy and the world a musical message deeply rooted in tradition, linked to joy and the desire to live until he became one of the symbols, an ambassador of his land and ours. . I would like to express my condolences to his family, also on behalf of the entire Emilia-Romagna community. I am sure that our Raoul will continue to live in his music, and we will not forget the one who for us will always be the King of the soft.

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