Born in Italy and Rosario by adoption he was a key member of one of the foundational bands of rock in Argentina.
Kay Galifithe historic first guitarist of The cats And Argentine rock pioneer died at 77 in Brazil, as confirmed by his relatives.
Rosarino by adoption, this Italian born in Sicily had arrived in Argentina just with two years of age, where he was noted as Cayetano Galifiname that finally became Kay.
I already played with who would become another legend of national rock, the drummer Oscar Moroin a band called The hawks. He began studying medicine at the University of Rosario, but in 1966 he had already decided to devote himself completely to music and move to Buenos Aires. That was when the cats appeared, with Litto Nebbia in voice, Ciro Fogliatta On keyboards, Kay in guitar and moro on drums.
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It was the first time that rock was sung in Spanish and the novelty was a success, even more with “The raft”composed of nebbia and tanguito. The cats arrived at their first album in 1967, which also included “Yesterday” and “The king cried”.
Galifi also recorded on the next two albums of the band, but when they traveled in 1968 to Rio de Janeiro for the International Song Festival he fell in love with a Brazilian and did not take long to settle in the country.
Little more was known about him until 2007, when The cats They met for a Latin American tour on the 40th anniversary of “La Balsa”.
The farewell of Litto Nebbia to Kay Galifi
Through his social networks Litto Nebbia said goodbye to Kay with an extensive message. “Kay was an advanced guitarist for the time”he said.
In another passage he indicated: “Great guitarist, very sensitive, of melodic features. Always on guard to face the song in an extremely original way. Both in the sound face and technical. Great companion, unforgettable on the route, good humor all the time, and a lot of nobility and love for music. One of the best for those times. “
“Kay dear … always in our memory, the warmth of your soul, your kindness of heart. Long live music !!!”, the Rosario star said goodbye.
Source: Ambito
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