Spanish world music festival La Mar de Músicas will highlight the music of the Mediterranean Islands in its 2024 edition. The festival, organized by the…
La Mar de Músicas to Focus on the Music of Mediterranean Islands in 2024
Tag: Sardinian music
Artist Profiles: Mauro Palmas
Mauro Palmas is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, and researcher, born in Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). He began his career very young, focusing on historical-critical research and recovery…
Elena Ledda, the Diva of Sardinian Tradition
Elena Ledda – Lantias (S’Ard Music, 2018) Lantias is the 15th album from the top Sardinian vocalist and charismatic songwriter Elena Ledda. The music on…
Sardinian Passion and Pleasure
Elena Ledda – Sonos (Biber Records, 1989) Elena Ledda is the most famous traditional vocalists in the island of Sardinia and one of the finest…
Paolo Angeli’s Sardinian Take on Radiohead
Italian guitarist Paolo Angeli has a new album titled 22.22 Free Radiohead (AnMa RER megacorp, 2019) where he showcases his extraordinary extended Sardinian guitar. The…
Daniele Cossellu, founder of the Tenores di Bitti Wins Andrea Parodi Gold Award
Sardinian artist Daniele Cossellu, historical founder of the Tenores di Bitti “Remunnu ‘e Locu”, is the the recipient of the 2018 Andrea Parodi Gold Award…
Artist Profiles: Tenores di Bitti “Mialinu Pira”
Tenores di Bitti “Mialinu Pira” was formed in Sardinia and takes its name from the well-known anthropologist Michelangelo ‘Mialinu’ Pira from Bitti. All the members…
Artist Profiles: Tenore “S. Gavino” Oniferi
The canto a tenore, typical from Barbagia region in the center of Sardinia, is a male polyphonic vocal style with a great charm, one of…
Artist Profiles: Elena Ledda
Elena Ledda is an Italian singer from Sardinia. She was born May 17, 1959 in Selargius. Sardinia offers a fascinating musical microclimate, which developed over…
Lantiàs by Elena Ledda Wins the Città di Loano Award for Italian Traditional Music
Acclaimed Sardinian vocalist Elena Ledda’s album Lantiàs (S’Ard Music) has won the the National City of Loano Award for Traditional Italian Music for the Best…