Bushi

Bushi is the brainchild of Alessandro Vagnoni (drummer for Bologna Violenta, Ronin and multi-instrumentalist for his onemanband project Drovag), here as guitarist and composer/arranger/lyricist of all the songs. Born as a trio, Bushi is now a quartet including: Alessandro Vagnoni: G-stringed guitars, bkg vocals Fabrizio Baioni: Drums, bkg vocals Davide Scode: Bass, lead vocals Sergio Pomante: Tenor saxophone The iconic and lyrical imagery of BUSHI is inspired by the Samurai epic, characterized by the contradiction between pride and disgrace, refinement and cruelty, prestige and decadence. The lyrics are short poems (haiku, a typical meter of Japanese poetry), each inspired by the precepts of the military and philosophical schools of these noble warriors.