CAFOLLA is a Scottish Artist, Composer, Producer and the mastermind behind the multi award* winning band 'Federation of the Disco Pimp'. Immersed in a tense and uncertain world, CAFOLLA shares his thoughts from his soul and consciousness, bringing original songs to the forefront.
The March Onto Forever is the avant-garde album from Scottish artist, composer, and producer CAFOLLA. The record, influenced by the likes of Bowie, St Vincent and Depeche Mode and iconic 80s movie soundtracks.
CAFOLLA’s debut solo album Cowboys & Africans peaked at number 2 in the UK iTunes R&B and Soul Chart and was voted 2019 Album of the Year by Scottish music blog Heard not Herd.
The March Onto Forever sees them branch out in a new retro, cinematic direction as he champions an 80s-inspired soundscape with an abstract twist, focusing on the uncertain nature of life.
All written, arranged and produced by CAFOLLA.
"COWBOYS & AFRICANS" voted 2019 Album of the Year “Heard not Herd”
“1985” voted 19th in Herald Scotland’s Top 100 songs of 2019.
"COWBOYS & AFRICANS" was the highest entry in the U.K Album iTunes charts at 28 (& No 2 in the R&B/Soul chart) on it's release on Nov 5th 2019.
"COWBOYS & AFRICANS: ACOUSTIC SESSIONS" topped the U.K Singer/Songwriter Album iTunes charts at Number 1 on it's release on Mar 22nd 2020.
PRESS
“While it makes an apt political statement about how we must learn from the
mistakes of 80s, this clear standout from the crowdfunded Glasgow-based's
artist's debut album Cowboys and Africans is the kind of searing soulful pop-
rock-funk - with crunching but brief guitar solo - that you might think had been
lost over 30 years ago when Prince pumped out Purple Rain. HERALD
SCOTLAND
"Cowboys And Africans is well-produced, slick and BIG. Big brass, big
guitars, big drums... you name it, it’s big. The length is also, if you like,
big; clocking in at nearly five minutes it’s a purposeful epic, and it’s really
difficult not to sing along to that riff over the course of that time." - Tom
Robinson's FRESH FAVES
"As a product of self determination, ambition and talent, Marco Cafolla has
triumphed in creating these sounds, that as a whole are genre-free, but filled
with influential nods to Soul, RnB and the funkiest of disco sounds. It's a
full on sonic ride." - HEARD not HERD
“Let me introduce Cafolla to you folks. This is his ambitious and bold debut album. A guy who isn't stuck in some retro bubble and judging by this sterling body of work, is a welcome and evolving artist, a breath of fresh scottish air............His talent is self evident let's hope this slow burning secret of his gets out in the ether further.It's a masterful effort from an artist at the peak of his powers.” - BLUES & SOUL MAGAZINE
"1985" featured as Jim Gellatly's track of the day & his Amazing
Radio show.
"We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again, there must be something in the
air up in Scotland because the talent coming out that tiny country right now
is palpable! 1985 is brimming in all things ’80s—from the synth-infused
soundscapes, to the political lyricism.” - THE VINYL DISTRICT
"COWBOYS & AFRICANS" draws on the Soul of “Songs in the Key of Life”, “What’s Going On”, “Black Messiah” to name a few, continuing these messages for today, when we need it as much as ever.