Fred Bongusto has been played on NTS in shows including Sameed, featured first on 12 February 2019. Songs played include Piazza Del Santo and Las Tentaciones De Giorgia.

Fred Bongusto, (Alfredo Antonio Carlo Buongusto, Campobasso, Molise, Italy, 6 April 1935 – 8 November 2019) was an Italian singer, songwriter and soundtrack composer who was very popular in the 1960s and 1970s.

He debuted with the song "Bella Bellissima", which was written by his friend Ghigo Agosti and produced by the Milan-based label Primary. It was released on phonographic record in 1960, with "Doce Doce" as the back side. Some of his most successful songs include "Malaga",…