Marco Zoro

Personal information
Full name	Marco André Zoro Kpolo
Date of birth	(1983-12-27) December 27, 1983 (age 28)
Place of birth	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Angers
Number	12
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–2002	Salernitana	55	(1)
2003–2007	Messina	116	(5)
2007–2011	Benfica	2	(1)
2008–2010	→ Vitória Setúbal (loan)	30	(0)
2011	→ Universitatea Craiova (loan)	14	(0)
2012–	Angers	3	(0)
National team‡
2003–	Côte d'Ivoire	22	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2011

Marco André Zoro Kpolo (born 27 December 1983 in Abidjan), known as Zoro, is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Angers SCO in France, as a defender.

Club career[link]

Although he is not a native of the country, Zoro started playing football in Italy, first with Salernitana Calcio 1919, without however making his Serie A debuts. The next season, he played with the Campania team in the second division. In January 2003, Zoro joined Sicilian outfit of F.C. Messina Peloro, helping the side achieve promotion in June; the team eventually signed him permanently on a three-year deal.

Several month's prior to the expiration of Zoro's deal with Messina, he and his agent Francis Kacou had been locked in talks with the club for a contract extension.^[1] "For Zoro, his contract is coming up to expiration and there are difficulties in getting him to renew," said Messina president Pietro Franza in October 2006.^[2] "We will see over the coming days when we meet with his agent if we can find a possible understanding." Four months later, however, Zoro blasted, "I've read that some of the management won't talk to me about a new contract because they want to leave me hanging. I find this an insult to my professionalism. I have always trained hard and never let outside things influence me. I will also leave them hanging and see if the right club comes in for me."^[3][4] Two days later, he attempted to make amends: "When one of your family is treated poorly, it's normal for that person to be upset. I don't want to air our dirty linen in public. We'll talk about my contract at the end of the season. My priority right now is keeping Messina in Serie A."

On 15 May 2008, Zoro signed a four-year deal with Portuguese side S.L. Benfica, arriving for free. He would only feature in two league games throughout the entire season, but scored once in a 2–2 home draw with União de Leiria on 9 March 2008.^[5] In August, he was transfer listed and, on 10 January 2009, underwent a five-day trial at Ewood Park with English Premier League outfit Blackburn Rovers.^[6][7] However, nothing came of it, and Zoro was loaned until the end of the season to fellow league team Vitória de Setúbal; the arrangement was then extended for the entirety of 2009–10, and he was a regular starter as the Sadinos again barely avoided relegation.

In late January 2011, Zoro was loaned to FC Universitatea Craiova in the Romanian Liga 1.^[8] In June, his contract with Benfica expired and, on 30 January of the following year, he signed a one and 1/2-year contract with Angers SCO in the French Ligue 2.^[9]

Racist incidents[link]

Zoro garnered heavy worldwide interest when, on 27 November 2005, he attempted to stop the Messina-Internazionale match by leaving the field with the ball, after being tormented by racist taunts from some Inter supporters.^[10][11][12] He was eventually convinced to keep playing by other players, notably Adriano and Obafemi Martins. These facts then brought strong and unanimous condemnations by the whole football community within Italy, and even a 5-minute delay for an anti-racism display for all the matches to be played in the next week in the country.

The actions of the Inter supporters were also brought to the attention of the European football governing body UEFA as well as that of the European Union.^[13][14]

International career[link]

Zoro warming up for Ivory Coast during the 2008 CAN

Zoro has represented the Ivory Coast national team since 2003, and appeared at the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations (where the nation finished second) and the 2006 FIFA World Cup (no matches played).

In the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, he netted his first international goal in a 3–0 win over Mali as Côte d'Ivoire eventually finished fourth.

International goals[link]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
	29 January 2008	Accra, Ghana	Mali	2–0	3–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations

References[link]

1. ^ Zoro agent set for Messina contract talks
2. ^ Franza unsure over Zoro's Messina deal
3. ^ Zoro furious with Messina contract delays
4. ^ Zoro: "Don't question my Messina commitment"
5. ^ Camacho hands in Benfica notice; UEFA.com, 9 July 2008
6. ^ Rovers to check on Zoro
7. ^ Zoro no Blackburn Rovers por período experimental (Zoro on trial with Blackburn Rovers) (Portuguese)
8. ^ Marco Zoro a semnat cu Craiova (Marco Zoro signed for Craiova) (Romanian)
9. ^ "Marc-André Zoro s’engage avec Angers Sco [Marc-André Zoro joins Angers Sco]" (in French). Ouest-France. 30 January 2012. http://www.ouest-france.fr/ofdernmin_-Marc-Andre-Zoro-s-engage-avec-Angers-Sco_40771-2038348-pere-pdl_filDMA.Htm. Retrieved 30 January 2012. 
10. ^ Zoro suffers more racist abuse
11. ^ Zoro storms off after Inter supporters' racist chanting
12. ^ Zoro takes a stand on racism
13. ^ Fans' racism returns to taint games in Italy and Spain
14. ^ Kick It Out article

External links[link]

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• FC Messina profile (Italian)
• Marco Zoro at National-Football-Teams.com
• Marco Zoro – FIFA competition record

v t e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Runners-up 1 Tizié 2 Akalé 3 Boka 4 Touré 5 Zokora 6 Kouassi 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 Arouna Koné 10 Yapi 11 Drogba 12 Méïté 13 Zoro 14 Koné 15 Dindane 16 Gnanhouan 17 Domoraud 18 Keïta 19 Touré Yaya 20 Demel 21 Eboué 22 Romaric 23 Barry Coach: Michel

v t e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Tizié 2 Akalé 3 Boka 4 Touré 5 Zokora 6 Kouassi 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 Arouna Koné 10 Yapi 11 Drogba (c) 12 Méïté 13 Zoro 14 Koné 15 Dindane 16 Gnanhouan 17 Domoraud 18 Keïta 19 Touré Yaya 20 Demel 21 Eboué 22 Romaric 23 Barry Coach: Michel

v t e Côte d'Ivoire squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Fourth Place 1 Barry 2 Djakpa 3 Boka 4 Touré 5 Zokora 6 Gohouri 7 Faé 8 Kalou 9 Arouna Koné 10 Gervinho 11 Drogba 12 Méïté 13 Romaric 14 Koné 15 Dindane 16 Loboué 17 Tiéné 18 Keïta 19 Touré Yaya 20 Sanogo 21 Eboué 22 Zoro 23 Koné Coach: Gili

Marco Travaglio
Marco Travaglio in Trento, 2010.
Born	Marco Travaglio (1964-10-13) October 13, 1964 (age 47) Turin, Italy
Years active	1988 – present

Marco Travaglio (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko traˈvaʎʎo]; born 13 October 1964) is an Italian investigative journalist, writer and commentator.

Biography[link]

Travaglio was born in Turin and earned a degree in history from the University of Turin. In 1992 he began to pursue journalism as a career. He started out writing for Catholic publications such as Il nostro tempo ("Our time"), then worked under the renowned journalist Indro Montanelli for newspapers such as Il Giornale and La Voce and gained the attention of Montanelli himself who once used to say about him: "No, Travaglio does not kill anyone. With a knife. He uses a more refined and not legally punishable weapon: the archives"

Since 14 September 2006, Marco Travaglio has been a regular guest in the TV program AnnoZero, hosted by Michele Santoro (also mentioned by Berlusconi in the Bulgarian Edict).

Recently, Travaglio has contributed as a columnist to prominent national newspapers and magazines, such as La Repubblica, L'Unità (with his old columns "Bananas", "Uliwood Party" and "Zorro") and Micromega. He still contributes to L'espresso with the column "Signorno'". In September 2009 he contributed to the formation of the independent newspaper, called Il Fatto Quotidiano ("The Daily Fact").

Political and judicial events of national importance, ranging from Mani pulite to the troubles of controversial political figure Silvio Berlusconi, have been Travaglio's main area of interest.

The journalist became well known in 2001, after participating in a TV show on state-owned national channel Raidue called Satyricon and hosted by Daniele Luttazzi. There, He presented his brand-new book, and bestseller, L'odore dei soldi ("The Smell of Money", co-authored by Elio Veltri), which investigates the origin of Mr Berlusconi's early fortunes. Berlusconi started a lawsuit for slander, but since the book reports official facts already known by the judiciary authorities, he was condemned to pay the legal expenses.^[1]

The show, aired during the campaign for the Italian general election, was heavily criticized by Berlusconi and his party and labeled by them as a politically motivated, non-objective personal attack. After Mr Berlusconi's victory at the elections, both Travaglio and Luttazzi (together with other prominent journalists that had criticized Mr Berlusconi's or investigated his history) have never appeared again on state-owned TV shows until September 2006 (shortly after Berlusconi lost the elections and left power), causing a long debate about freedom of information and censorship in Italy.

Awards and Honors[link]

The National Association of German Journalists (DJV Deutscher Journalisten-Verband) honored Marco Travaglio in 2009 bestowing on him the award for "Press Freedom". The decision, taken by the seven members jury of the association, was accompanied by the following statement from Michael Konken, President of the association of german journalists. Konken stated: «We honour in Marco Travaglio a brave and talented colleague, fighting againsts many obstacles to defend freedom of speech and press in Italy». Other recipients of the Award in previous years include the journalist Miroslav Filipović and the Russian reporter Ol'ga Kitova. Filipović received the award for his articles on the atrocities committed against civilians in Kosovo by the Yugoslav Army, while Olga Kitova was honoured for her struggle in denouncing corruption in Russia.

Publications[link]

Books by Marco Travaglio (usually co-authored with other investigative journalists) include:

• Bravi ragazzi (Italian for Good fellas), published in 2003 and reporting on politicians Cesare Previti and Silvio Berlusconi's alleged (and later confirmed by court's sentence ^[2]) corruption of judges
• Lo chiamavano Impunità ("They Call Him Impunity", a humorous reference to the spaghetti western Lo chiamavano Trinità), published in 2003, about the SME-Ariosto inquiry and court trial
• Mani Sporche (Italian for "Dirty Hands") that reports about the years following the national scandal "Mani pulite" (Italian for "Clean Hands")
• Il Bavaglio ("The Gag") mostly about the Italian politicians' plans to limit freedom of speech and the investigative means of Italian Prosecutors investigating political corruption
• Per chi suona la banana ("For Whom the Banana Tolls"; the title is a pun on For Whom the Bell Tolls, with a reference on the banana republic)
• Italia Anno Zero, Chiarelettere, 2009, ISBN 978-88-6190-051-6 (coauthors: Beatrice Borromeo and Vauro Senesi)

On 10 May 2008, Marco Travaglio commented on Renato Schifani's election as president of the Senate that one should "simply ask of the second highest office of the state to explain those relationships with those men who have subsequently been condemned for association with the Mafia" on the RAI current affairs talk show television program Che tempo fa.^[3][4][5]

The statement of Travaglio resulted in fierce and almost universally negative reactions including from the centre left, except for Antonio Di Pietro who said that Travaglio was "merely doing his job". Some called for chief executives at RAI to be dismissed.

The popular political commentator Beppe Grillo supported Travaglio, while Schifani announced he would go to Court and sue Travaglio for slander.^[6] Schifani said Travaglio's accusation was based on "inconsistent or manipulated facts, not even worthy of generating suspicions", adding that "someone wants to undermine the dialogue between the government and the opposition."^[5] Mister Schifani himself enjoys immunity as leader of the parliament.

In 2009, the German Association of Journalists awarded Travaglio its yearly prize for Freedom of the Press, describing him as a "brave and critical colleague [...] exposing continually the attempts of Italian politicians, especially Silvio Berlusconi, to influence the media to their advantage and to negate critical reports."^[7]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Marco Travaglio

• Il fatto quotidiano Independent journal of which Travaglio is the vice director.
• Voglio scendere Blog by Travaglio and fellow journalists and authors Pino Corrias and Peter Gomez (Italian)
• L'Antefatto Official website of Travaglio's independent newspaper, Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italian)
• Unofficial Fan site featuring a column and some other contributions by Travaglio not published elsewhere (Italian)
• Interview with Marco Travaglio (Italian)
• La Repubblica newspaper: the controversial interview with Travaglio by Luttazzi (Italian)
• Signornò [1] L'Espresso-Opinioni (Italian)
• V-day 8 September 2007 Bologna Video (Italian)
• V2-day 25 April 2008 Turin Video (Italian)
• No CAV day 8 July 2008 Rome (Italian)

Eddie Palmieri
Background information
Born	(1936-12-15) December 15, 1936 (age 75)
Origin	New York City, New York
Genres	Salsa, Latin jazz

Eddie Palmieri (born December 15, 1936), is a Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican pianist, bandleader and musician, best known for combining jazz piano and instrumental solos with Latin rhythms.

Early years[link]

Palmieri's parents migrated to New York from Ponce, Puerto Rico, in 1926, and settled down in the South Bronx, a largely Hispanic neighborhood. Both he and his older brother, the late Charlie Palmieri, were born in New York. When he was only 8 years old, he would musically accompany Charlie and together they entered and participated in many talent contests.^[1][2]

Palmieri continued his education in the city's public school system where he was constantly exposed to music, specifically jazz. He took piano lessons for and performed at Carnegie Hall when he was 11 years old. His biggest piano influences were Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner. He was inspired by his older brother and was determined to someday form his own band - something he achieved in 1950, when he was just 14. During the 1950s, Palmieri played in various bands, including Tito Rodríguez's.^[2]

First recordings[link]

In 1961, Palmieri formed the band Conjunto La Perfecta, which included trombone player Barry Rogers and singer Ismael Quintana. During that decade, the Charanga was the Latin dance craze. The music to the Charanga required an orchestra with a flute and violins, but Palmieri also added a mixture of trumpets and trombones. Palmieri experimented by including a touch of jazz in his recordings, and creating his own interpretation of the 1960s Cuban rhythm known as mozambique. He recorded, among others, Lo Que Traigo Es Sabroso (What I Bring is Juicy) and Mozambique, before the group disbanded in 1968.^[2][3]

In 1971, Palmieri recorded Vamonos Pa'l Monte (Going to the Mountain) with his brother Charlie at the organ. That same year he also recorded Eddie Palmieri & Friends in Concert, At the University of Puerto Rico. In 1974, Eddie won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording with The Sun of Latin Music (produced by Harvey Averne). On July 21, 1979, he appeared at the Amandla Festival along with Bob Marley, Dick Gregory and Patti LaBelle, amongst others.^[1]

In the 1980s, Ismael Quintana returned to the band, which also included Cheo Feliciano. Palmieri won two Grammys for the recordings of Palo Pa Rumba and Solito. He also recorded the album La Verdad (The Truth) with salsa singer Tony Vega in 1987. Next year the happiness of his success was set back by the sudden death of his brother, Charlie.^[2]

In the 1990s, Palmieri had participated in various concerts and recordings with the Fania All-Stars and the Tico All-Stars; he also introduced La India with the production of Llego La India via Eddie Palmieri (La India has arrived via Eddie Palmieri), released in 1992. In 2000, Palmieri announced his retirement from the world of music. However, he recorded Masterpiece with Tito Puente and won 2 Grammys; additionally he was also named the "Outstanding Producer of the Year" by the National Foundation of Popular Culture. Palmieri has won a total of 9 Grammy Awards in his career, most recently for his 2006 album Simpático. On November 6, 2004, Palmieri directed a "Big Band Tribute" to his late brother Charlie at Avery Hall at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.^[2][3]

[edit] La Perfecta's influence

Palmieri's La Perfecta departed from the traditional Caribbean sources of salsa instrumentation by introducing a new stylistic device into the New York Latin sound. Their signature sound relied heavily on two trombones and a flute instead of trumpets. On the liner notes of their first album, Eddie's brother Charlie dubbed this combination the 'trombanga', referring to the trombones and the still popular charanga which typically featured the flute ^{[4][dead link]}. The combination helped to give La Perfecta a rich and bold sound which contributed to Palmieri's success with his new band. The trombone-based sound was later adopted by salsa band leader Willie Colón among others.^[2][3]

Currently[link]

Palmieri currently continues to be actively involved with music. He formed a new band, La Perfecta II, with whom he recorded the CD Ritmo Caliente (Hot Rhythm). On April 30, 2005, "Mi Día Bonito", a tribute to Eddie Palmieri celebrating his 50 years in the world of music, took place at the Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The event included the participation of Lalo Rodriguez, Ismael Quintana, Cheo Feliciano, La India, Hermán Olivera, Jerry Medina, Luis Vergara and Wichy Camacho.^[1]

In November and December 2005, Palmieri teamed up with longtime trumpeter and band member Brian Lynch to record the Artistshare CD release The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project: Simpático. This CD and accompanying multimedia web site features music by an all-star roster of jazz and Latin jazz artists, including Phil Woods, Lila Downs, Donald Harrison, Conrad Herwig, Giovanni Hidalgo, Gregory Tardy, Mario Rivera, Boris Kozlov, Rubén Rodríguez, Luques Curtis, Robby Ameen, Dafnis Prieto, Pedro Martinez, Johnny Rivero, Edsel Gomez, Yosvany Terry. In 2007, the recording was awarded a Grammy as the best Latin Jazz Recording.^[1]

On March 26, 2010, an 81-year-old woman was charged with trying to kill Palmieri’s wife during a confrontation that took place in a New York City condominium.^[5]

Discography[link]

External audio
	You may listen to Eddie Palmieri's "Vamanos Pa'l Monte" here

• La Perfecta (1962)
• El Molestoso (1963)
• Lo Que Traigo es Sabroso, (1964)
• Echando Pa' Lante (Straight Ahead) (1964)
• Azúcar Pa' Ti (Sugar For You) (1965)
• Mambo Con Conga is Mozambique (1965)
• El Sonido Nuevo: The New Soul Sound (1966) (with Cal Tjader)
• Bamboleate (1967) (with Cal Tjader)
• Molasses (1967)
• Champagne (1968)
• Justicia (1969)
• Superimposition (1970)
• Vamonos Pa'l Monte (1971)
• Live at The University of Puerto Rico (1971)
• Harlem River Drive (1971)
• Recorded Live at Sing Sing Vol. 1 (1972)
• Recorded Live at Sing Sing Vol. 2 (1972)
• Sentido (1973)
• The Sun of Latin Music (with Lalo Rodriguez) (1974)
• Unfinished Masterpiece (1974)
• Eddie's Concerto (1976)
• Lucumi, Macumba, Voodoo (1978)
• Eddie Palmieri (1982)
• Palo Pa' Rumba (1984)
• Solito (1985)
• E.P. (1985)
• The Truth: La Verdad (1987)
• Sueño (1992)
• Music Man (1992)
• Llego la India Vía Eddie Palmieri (1992) (with La India)
• Palmas (1994)
• Arete (1995)
• Vortex (1996)
• El Rumbero del Piano (1998)
• Live (1999)
• Masterpiece/Obra Maestra (2000) (with Tito Puente)
• En Vivo Italia (2002)
• La Perfecta II (2002)
• Ritmo Caliente (2003)
• Listen Here! (2005)
• Simpático (The Brian Lynch/Eddie Palmieri Project) (2006)
• Salsa Brothers (2011) (with Charlie Palmieri)

See also[link]

Puerto Rico portal

• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico
• Charlie Palmieri

References[link]

External links[link]

• www.eddiepalmierimusic.com — Official Homepage
• www.berkeleyagency.com
• www.musicofpuertorico.com
• www.warr.org
• [1]
• Video interview with Eddie Palmieri on Salsa-Central