Riccardo Tesi

Riccardo Tesi

Riccardo Tesi is an Italian musician from Pistoia, Italy, born in 1956. He specialises in folk music and plays the diatonic accordion, also known as the melodeon.

Groups and projects

Tesi founds and records with several groups, including Banditaliana and Ritmia. He is also associated with Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana.

Solo work and collaborations

He releases several solo albums and works with a range of other Italian artists, including Elena Ledda, Piero Pelu, Ivano Fossati, Ornella Vanoni and Fabrizio De André.