Al Di Meola teams up with Dodi Battaglia for new single One Sky

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US guitar legend Al Di Meola has teamed up with Italian guitar legend Dodi Battaglia of 70s prog-poppers Pooh to create a brand new track with the arrival of One Sky, which you can listen to below.

"Dodi and myself act as a kind of natural bridge between our different styles with the six strings and we have created One Sky, a disparate fusion of disciplines miles away from each other but united by the same love for music and the liberating power that it can express,:" explains Di Meola.

One Sky is the the first time the two guitarists have collaborated in a song with an unexpected and surprising sound, reinforced by the union of their different musical backgrounds. It is an amalgamation of two distinct guitar styles, a mercurial masterclass peppered with a modern pop rock twist.

One Sky, which has been produced by Azzurra Music is a first taste of the new album of unreleased songs by Dodi Battaglia due in 2021. It is available as a limited coloured 45 RPM vinyl disc and all digital platforms.

Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.