Dino Ferari (born Ermanno Ghisio Erba in Rome, Italy) is an Italian drummer who has worked with a number of British bands.[1] He played with former Tyrannosaurus Rex percussionist Steve Peregrin Took's band Steve Took's Horns[2] alongside Trev Thoms on guitar. After The Horns both Thoms and Ferari joined former Hawkwind saxophonist Nik Turner in Inner City Unit.[3]
He has worked with other ex-Hawkwind members including Ron Tree. Ferari has also played with Andy Anderson (The Cure), Gilli Smyth, Didier Malherbe (Gong), Captain Sensible (The Damned) and, in America, Question Mark & the Mysterians. Since the late 1990s Ferari has been working mostly in Italy while occasionally performing with the Inner City Unit in the UK.
References
edit- ^ "Dino Ferari".
- ^ Steve Peregrin Took's Domain, Steve Took's Horns, Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Inner City Unit". AllMusic.com.
External links
edit- Inner City Unit at AllMusic
- http://www.innercityunit.com/
- http://www.nikturner.com/
- ukrockfestivals.com- photos of Inner City Unit, Sphynx and Nik Turner eating an ice cream c. 1979
- ukrockfestivals.com - photos of Sphynx - Glastonbury 1978-79
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