The color of darkness.
Darkness they drown in color.

Absorb inside every reflection.
projecting  it where the light has never 
taken place. 

Black is the color
of darkness.

Suffocate.
Occluding every  airway.

Consume.
Burn any remaining form of life.
Black is the color
of darkness.


The water moves
gives up to her body,
overflows its banks.
Runs over and drowns in her path.
Represses the freedom 
of her own breath.


Claustrophobia.
There is no air, no breath.

Solitude.
There is too much air distressing my breath.

Black is the sense 
of being lifeless.

What  does it remain inside?
Plasters, ink, stodgy.

And the sludge has 
already taken your soul

and does not intend to 
return it.

Black is the sense 
of being lifeless.


The water moves
gives up to her body,
overflows its banks.
Runs over and drowns in her path.
Represses the freedom 
of her own breath.


Lie. 
Sleeping .
Don’t lie sleeping.
Awaken.
Don’t wake up anymore.



(Words an music by LeefA; painting by Nicola Samori)

Nero (demo)

平和

There is a way

to look into the eyes
and don’t be afraid
to meet the strangers,

to love a body
without dissecting it with a spear,

to keep smiling
after your first awakening,

to feel the first without
competing with others,

to bless the effort 
that you have suffered...


There is a way

to feel light and in flight
without having
the head in the clouds,

to hold the hand
of a man who dies

laughing at
his antics,

to drink wine without forgetting
how desperate you are,

to change the pain in calm
without take up a gun.


The way
is the way
which you lived
and that you will save.

Don’t let it down.

There is a way
to take the sun
and put his brightness
in our hearts.


(music and words by LeefA; picture by Alex Bykov http://500px.com/ab220)

The Way (demo)

Unspoken Words

Killers
as killers
your eyes
sometimes
stab the soul.

And there is no cry
that lifts in the sky
there is no pain
now not anymore.

Leaves,
the dance of leaves
tickles a sad world
numbed by the lies.

And time run away
And silence takes my heart
Jail of unspoken words
Unspoken words
Maybe only a tear of love.

Silent waves 
of a shipwreck
without death
without love to forget

While the time lulls 
our little lives
I feel your star
I feel your song inside me

And leaves,
the dance of leaves
tickles a sad world
numbed by the lies.

And time run away
And silence takes my heart
Jail of unspoken words
Unspoken words
Maybe only a tear of love.

Unspoken Words (Demo)

Chosen by god (demo)

Halál

Is a real feeling 
not to feel anything ?

Or is it just fiction 
feel to die inside?

When I loved a masochist 
I cried myself.

When I saw the light
I wasn't ashamed.

		
In my life 
I always wil lie to myself,
In my life
I always lied...


Not having more hands 
to love.

Bitter water in throat 
is a gift of the sea...

Evil always waiting for us 
like the sun, the night and the life
until we die...

Halál (demo)

Leaving heart (demo)

Sole (demo)

* Nearly in the sky

when you were crawling,
and the ground was keeping your steps,
you wished to be a leaf
but you held only a kite in your hands.

your eyes looked at eternal blue,
and now you are too tired to dream
but you won't ever forget how to fly...


	Nearly in the sky,
	where I could touch your lips
	Nearly in the sky,
	a place for precious tears.
	Nearly in the sky,
	to pretend to hug you...
		but you were so far,
		and I'm still here
		near some faded colors
		and silent, I keep looking at your star


The days are falling down,
in the weaker hearth that I found
and now the world has no sounds.

Only one thing I want with me,
the blue of your eyes, like a smile of the sea
where maybe one day I'll fade away..


	Nearly in the sky,
	where I could touch your lips
	Nearly in the sky,
	a place for precious tears.
	Nearly in the sky,
	to pretend to hug you...
	
		but you were so far,
		and I'm still here
		near some faded colors
		and silent, I keep looking at your star ...

Nearly in the sky (demo)

* Bony soul

The destiny of every man,
walks along the uncertain road of pain.

Suffering faces
in the silent days
looking for another thing to believe...
or to feel.

	I saw bodies in a land
	where
	the wind screamed and cried
	and the sun
	didn't shine.

If life had meaning it would be deaf.
It wouldn't feel our thirst... 

For dirty water,
for swollen blood,
for virgin meat 
for another eternal hate...

	I saw bodies in a land
	where
	the wind screamed and cried
	and the sun
	din't shine.

Glass coffins around our love.
The moment before touching an hand...

We're so far away,
so cold as the taste
of someone who swallows 
an empty day.

	I saw bodies in a land
	where
	the wind screamed and cried 
        and the sun
        didn't shine...


Bony soul (demo)

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At the end of 2011 the musical project LeefA started its life in Palazzolo Acreide, a small town situated in the province of Syracuse, Sicily. When the project started, the band originally consisted of Carmelo Iocolano (singer, composer and songwriter) and Peppe Bonfiglio (drums). Currently Carmel and L.D. (http://500px.com/aeonteleos)  carry on the project by recording songs and participating in musical contest and radio appearances.
The following musicians (and friends) have been part of the project:
Peppe Bonfiglio, 
He is a music fan since he was born, he started to play drums on his own when he was 15. He played in some local bands: “Stunner”, which was his first band, and “VanaChiaro” have been his best experiences, during those years he fell in love with music over and over again, then he gave more importance to his instrument, he played covers and his own songs, he took part in some contests and to live concerts. After all these experiences he had a stop period, even though there was always a big passion. He continued attending drums lessons and for a while he played alone, but immediately he started to play with other local bands: “No Quarter”, “Kimera” and “The Quiet Before the Storm”, with these bands he had the opportunity to play in various Sicilian cities, but there was no feeling with some members of the bands. Almost at the end of the experience with his last band, “LeefA” started its life. At the moment Peppe Bonfiglio records also some covers; he has a Youtube channel called “Peppe Drums”.

Raffaele Gallo
He was born on January the 22nd 1987 in Noto and now he lives in Palazzolo Acreide. When he was 11 he came in contact for the first time with rock music artists such as Nirvana and Metallica: he fell spontaneously in love with the distorted and aggressive sounds of the rock artists of that time and as consequence, he started to discover an unknown universe. He played in many local bands such as “Blackbirds”, first cover band which consisted of some friends and “Love Affair”, a tribute band of the Italian indie/new wave band Baustelle, with this band he played in many places of the eastern Sicily. He wrote and played most of the bass guitar parts of the songs of the project LeefA.

Marco Scifo, 
He was born on March the 26th 1987 in Ragusa. He started to attend classical guitar lessons at the parish school when he was a child. In 2000 he attended piano lessons with the teacher Renato Messina. In 2002 he created one band called Replaycing with some childhood friends. With this band he took part in some rock festivals in Sicily. 

Carmelo Iocolano founded the musical project “LeefA”, before he took part as singer in the project “Stunner”. When the band “Stunner” went on hiatus, he had 7 years of stop from music, then he started to write again some new songs until he had met again Peppe Bonfiglio, and they has started to work together for the future first album of LeefA : 17th December. His influences are numerous: the grunge of 90’s, the refined rock of Radiohead and the incomparable melodies and atmospheres of Jeff Buckley. At the moment he attends song lessons in Catania in a musical academy with the teacher Antonella Leotta, jazz singer, who has already recorded two albums: "The sound of the beat" and "First". (http://www.facebook.com/antonella.leotta.9).

LeefA has various influences and they increase every day. We try to appreciate all the new musical experimentations and new musical styles, our purpose is to express A FEELING in the most fascinating and deep way. 
Our songs try to underline the melancholy and nostalgic side of the life, sometimes by pointing out the tragedy of the human solitude such as “Bony Soul” or “Halál”, or sometimes by shedding some lights on positive feelings such as love and hope for example in “Sole” or “Chosen by god”. 
Our dream is to carry on with music, with passion and simplicity, because we firmly believe in the spontaneity and in the sincerity of music.
For this purpose, we always look for the support by guys who love music, just like us, we would like to exchange ideas and opinions, or to meet new friends and to have fun all together. We have always to thank all the amazing people who follow us on facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LeefAmusic), soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/leefa), twitter (https://twitter.com/leefamusic) and reverbnation (http://www.reverbnation.com/leefa), because it is thank to them that we obtained good plays and good advices to grow and to improve. 

At the end, I would like to talk about  future purposes. We are happy to inform you that a new friendship has started, it started as a game, with some e-mails with one of the greatest guitarist in the world: Gary Lucas (http://www.garylucas.com/), original and versatile composer of two of the most famous songs of Jeff Buckley: “Grace” and “Mojo Pin”. After reading his book, in Italy called “Touched by Grace: La mia musica con Jeff Buckley”, which is dedicated to the musical life of Gary and of the lamented Jeff Buclkey, Carmelo wrote an e-mail full of congratulations and esteem for Gary for his book, full of important anecdotes, but it is also full of deep and indescribable feelings which put together these two artists during their lives. We were surprised when Gary answered us, and since that moment a truth friendship has started. Gary is an example for all of us: he listened to our songs with indifference and sincerity, he found them interesting and original, and he proposed to start a collaboration with us. This is our second big dream: we would like to invite here in Sicily one day our big friend Gary Lucas and to play and to record with him. We know that we have to improve a lot technically, but we carry on thanks to the idea that the music is not just music, it is something greater: for us, music is a life experience, it is a way to imprint unforgettable moments in the minds of all the people, it is a way to smile and cry together and it is a symbol of union: among different worlds, among different ways to play music, among different people who don’t know each other and who can stay together thanks to the love for this passion!
A special thanks to our families, we are here thanks to them, thanks to our fans who support us and give us advices to grow, thanks to our best friends who always encourage us during our difficult moments, thanks to our official translator Ludovica Fazio that always helps us with the lyrics and helped us with this biography, and thanks to Gary Lucas who always encourages us and who gave us a truth friendship which counts more than everything in life!

Radio appearances:

2-10-13 on MuseBoat Radio (http://museboat.wix.com/multimedia )

2-20-13 on MuseBoat Radio (http://museboat.wix.com/multimedia )

4-9-13 @ Honey for your ears on Eat Music Radio (http://www.eatmusic.co.uk/)

4-11-13 @ Honey for your ears on Soundart Radio 102.5 FM (http://www.soundartradio.org.uk/)

7-25-13 @ Honey for your ears on Soundart Radio 102.5 FM (http://www.soundartradio.org.uk/)

9-11-13 @ Honey for your ears on SH ROCK (http://www.shmusicmedia.com/)

10-9-13 @ Honey for your ears on SH ROCK (http://www.shmusicmedia.com/)

11-8-13 @Sound Revolution on Radio Zammù (http://www.radiozammu.it)

11-12-13@The CC Lawrence Show on UN.sung, The Magazine - Radio (http://www.spreaker.com/show/the_cc_lawrence_show)

12-24-13@The CC Lawrence Show on UN.sung, The Magazine - Radio (http://www.spreaker.com/show/the_cc_lawrence_show)

01-29-14@Voci Emergenti Uniradio Cesena on UniRadio Cesena (www.uniradiocesena.it - www.facebook.com/VociEmergentiUniradioCesena)

02-14-14@MADE in ITALY by the BOGIS on Radiocroda.com (www.radiocroda.com -https://www.facebook.com/pages/MADE-in-ITALY-by-the-BOGIS-on-radiocrodacom/603968859617521)

02-27-14 @Canale U.F.O. on Web Radio Bunny (https://www.facebook.com/canaleufo - http://www.radiobunny.it/)

02-27-14 @The CC Lawrence Show on UN.sung, The Magazine - Radio (http://www.spreaker.com/show/the_cc_lawrence_show)

03-06-14@Mattinata Stonata on radiostonata.com (www.radiostonata.com -https://www.facebook.com/radiostonata)

03-12-14 @Live and Let on Fuori Aula Network (http://www.fuoriaulanetwork.com/ - https://www.facebook.com/LiveAndLetFAN)

03-21-14 @The People's Music on Blast Radio (http://www.blast-westlondon.com/ - https://www.facebook.com/TPMblast)

04-03-14 @ Fattore C on Radio Sapienza  (www.radiosapienza.net - https://www.facebook.com/radiosapienzafattorec)

04-08-14 @The CC Lawrence Show on UN.sung, The Magazine - Radio http://www.spreaker.com/user/unsungradio/april-8-2014)

04-11-14 @rEvolution a.live on Radiorevolution Parma (https://www.facebook.com/radiorevolution.parma- http://www.radiorevolution.it/2014/04/ralive-incontra-i-leefa/ -https://www.facebook.com/pages/rEvolution-alive/226812327378705?fref=ts)

Interviews, reviews, and articles:

10-13 @ Radiosapienza webradio (http://www.radiosapienza.net/2013/news/musica/1039-1235.html)

11-8-13 @Sound Revolution on Radio Zammù (www.radiozammu.it e https://www.facebook.com/SoundRevolutionRadioZammu)

02-14-14@MADE in ITALY by the BOGIS on Radiocroda.com (www.radiocroda.com -https://www.facebook.com/pages/MADE-in-ITALY-by-the-BOGIS-on-radiocrodacom/603968859617521)

03-06-14@Mattinata Stonata on radiostonata.com (www.radiostonata.com -https://www.facebook.com/radiostonata)

03-12-14 @Live and Let on Fuori Aula Network (http://www.fuoriaulanetwork.com/ - https://www.facebook.com/LiveAndLetFAN)

04-03-14 @ Fattore C on Radio Sapienza  (www.radiosapienza.net - https://www.facebook.com/radiosapienzafattorec)

04-11-14 @rEvolution a.live on Radiorevolution Parma (https://www.facebook.com/radiorevolution.parma- http://www.radiorevolution.it/2014/04/ralive-incontra-i-leefa/ -https://www.facebook.com/pages/rEvolution-alive/226812327378705?fref=ts)