When one speaks of music of Sardinia this cannot recall the ancestral world of Nuraghi. Traditional Sardinian music is one of the oldest of the Mediterranean, to be considered a form of art as it manifest itself. The Canto a Tenores, a chorus by male voices is a chant tipical of the central area of Sardinia, rich of interesting places to discover on excursions and open air activities, where to encounter all year round extensive program of festivals and village feasts. To hear the sounds of Sardinia means catch that moment when ancients Sardinia touches the modern one, in a a world all to be discovered. Musician such as Enzo Favata, Paolo Fresu, Antonello Salis can be the musical guide to start from the modern on the way back to the roots
Launeddas are used to play a complex style of music that has achieved some international attention, especially Dionigi Burranca, Antonio Lara, Luigi Lai and Efisio Melis; Burranca, like many of the most famous launedda musicians, is from Samatzai in Cagliari. An ancient instrument, dating back to at least the 8th century BC, launeddas are still played during religious ceremonies and dances (su ballu). Distinctively, they are played using extensive variations on a few melodic phrases, and a single song can last over an hour. Traditional guitar music is also found in Sardinia, represented by performers like Nino Cau; this genre is especially well-known in the northwest region of Sassari. Traditional dances include tundu, passu torrau, durdurinu, dillu, logudoresa, arroxiada, passu e trese, and campidanesa. Aside from the launeddas, traditional instruments include benas, organittu, ghitterra, tamburrinos.
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