The American director John Landis, author of the cult-movie "The Blues Brothers" and the movie-clips seen in history "Thriller" (actor Michael Jackson), crown Zucchero "Sugar" Fornaciari 'King of Italian blues' by delivering the "Global Music Award "on Monday July 13 in Forio d'Ischia. The culminating event of the second day of the seventh Ischia Global Film & Music Fest, will see the presence of so many other big music world beginning with Sting and Paul Young with Zucchero has collaborated several times in the past. A great personality''international award for John Landis, one of our global players in an evening in the myth of the blues - announces the producer Tony Renis, co-chair of the International Art ischia - Besides Sugar was one of the few to perform with his band made up of players from the legendary film with John Belushi and Dan Aykroid, as well as enchanted audiences around the world participating in numerous happening from Woodstock No 2 at the Kremlin. Among the few Italian - Tony Renis continues - to have numerous public appearances and the sale of CDs even in the U.S. and around the world. "

From Joe Cocker to Miles Davis, from Eric Clapton to Bono Vox as well Pavarotti, the list of superstars who duet with Zucchero, also creator of the launch of Andrea Bocelli, is almost infinite. Recently the popular bluesman has also renewed its commitment to participating in the social collective project 'Tomorrow 21-04-09 ", with Baglioni, Battiato, Morandi, the Nannini and many others, to revive the art in the Abruzzo.

The Ischia Global fest will be inaugurated Sunday July 12 at Queen Isabella of Lacco Ameno by British rocker Sting who, accompanied by his wife and producer Trudie Styler from his director Jim Gable, you will receive by Paul Haggis and dall'assessore Claudio Velardi, the prestigious " William Walton Music Ischia Legend Award "in memory of the famous English composer who chose as his abode Ischia. Recognition in the past attributed to Burt Bacharach, Harry Belafonte, Luciano Pavarotti, Sheryl Crow, Gustavo Santaolalla and Andrea Bocelli.

Among the other musicians expected to Ischia, the jazz musician Eric Lewis, reduce the concert at the White House for President Obama, Andrea Griminelli, Tony Esposito, Andrea Mingardi and Massimiliano Pani to withdraw the Ischia Legend Award on behalf of his mother Mina.

The event (www.ischiaglobal.com) produced by Pascal Vicedomini is promoted by the Provincial Tourism Authority of Naples and the support of the European Union, of the Tourist Board and Beni Culturali Regione Campania, DG Cinema of the Cultural Heritage Ministry and the contribution of Caffè Kimbo, Fiuggi Mineral Water and the Venice Casino and the Chamber of Commerce of Naples and Medmar.