Phil Mer: “Celebrating and remembering our friend Paolo, who passed away a year ago, with new music...”

Leini (Turin), Sunday, January 18, 2026

In the Temple of Anima Universale, at the end of the Darshan, we celebrated and remembered with new music ramia Paolo Conti, who on his website VivaLaMusika described himself as a monk by vocation, a musician by passion, and a chef on occasion.

The new music is the work of Phil Mer, an exceptionally talented drummer and close friend of Swami Roberto. He has played with the Pooh, Zucchero, Pino Daniele, Ornella Vanoni, and many other famous Italian singers.

Phil Mer is also an excellent composer and arranger, and in honor of Ramia Paolo, he wanted to make a beautiful and important gift to Anima Universale: a new arrangement of our anthem “Il Canto di un Ramirico” (The Song of a Ramirian), which Ramia Paolo composed and produced many years ago.

Leini (Turin), Sunday, January 18, 2026

In the Temple of Anima Universale, at the end of the Darshan, we celebrated and remembered with new music ramia Paolo Conti, who on his website VivaLaMusika described himself as a monk by vocation, a musician by passion, and a chef on occasion.

The new music is the work of Phil Mer, an exceptionally talented drummer and close friend of Swami Roberto. He has played with the Pooh, Zucchero, Pino Daniele, Ornella Vanoni, and many other famous Italian singers.

Phil Mer is also an excellent composer and arranger, and in honor of Ramia Paolo, he wanted to make a beautiful and important gift to Anima Universale: a new arrangement of our anthem “Il Canto di un Ramirico” (The Song of a Ramirian), which Ramia Paolo composed and produced many years ago.

(In the video, you can hear “Il Canto di un Ramirico” arranged by Phil Mer starting at 4'39").

We would also like to express our heartfelt thanks to the other artists who participated in the creation of the song: Gabriele Cannarozzo on bass, Jacopo Sarno on lead vocals, and Fabrizio Argiolas who did mixing and mastering.