Chart-topping hits, JUNO awards, and a 40-year legacy: singer-songwriter Alfie Zappacosta returns to The Carleton, along with treasured sideman Silvio Pupo and some new tunes from his extensive repertoire, for two shows on Wednesday, March 3rd and Thursday, March 4th (this one). Show time is 7:30 PM and tickets are $40 + HST.

Alfie Zappacosta decided on a music career in his teens and set his sights upon being a guitarist. When his vocal dexterity and song writing proficiency were uncovered by a publisher while writing for his first original band “Surrender”, events would be put in motion to champion Zappacosta (dropping his first name) as a solo artist and bring him to the world’s attention. “Start Again”, “Passion”, “When I Fall in Love Again” and “Nothing Can Stand In Your Way” became staples on Canadian adult contemporary radio and Zappacosta became a personified Rock Star.

In 1987, Walt Disney’s Danger Bay would bring Zappacosta an episode written specifically for him titled “Rock Star”. In the same year, he penned and sang “Overload” exclusively for the multi-platinum soundtrack “Dirty Dancing” and Loverboy would record Zappacosta’s “That’s Where The Money Goes” for their Wildside album. In 1988, he was awarded JUNOs for “Album of The Year’ and “Most Promising Artist”, an American Music Award for “Most Popular Album of The Year” and named the Canadian Publishers Music Association’s “Best Rock Star”.

Born in Cuba, now residing in Atlantic Canada, Silvio Pupo studied classical piano for more than 12 years at the Professional School of Music in Holguin Cuba. Currently living in Atlantic Canada, one can say that simply put, Silvio plays beautifully . His technical finesse on the piano and his compositions where borders have no meaning are inspiring and he is truly an international musician.