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Artist
Efisio Melis
12+ albums
Silexpsychedelicitalianfolkminstrel
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Efisio Melis was born in Villaputzu near the southeastern tip of the island of Sardinia. Melis is considered to have been the greatest performer ever on the traditional instrument, the launeddas, which is typically used in the music of southern Sardinia. Melis was a child prodigy, performing in public at the age of eleven. His career fell into decline in the 1920s, but revived in the mid-1930s when he made a number of authoritative recordings on the launeddas that have since been reissued and serve as important documentation of his skill. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Mediana
4482Fiuda Bagadia [1943]
3133Fiuda Bagadia
1424Fiuda bagadia (Cuntzertu: Fiùda bagadia in Fa diesis)
695Mediana a pipia (Cuntzertu: Mediana a pipìa in Si bemolle)
576Fioràssiu (Cuntzertu: Fioràssiu in Si bemolle)
487Mediana A Pipia
468Mediana (Cuntzertu: Mediana a pipìa in Si bemolle)
449Ballu Logudorese
4210Fiorassio
41albums
Roots Of Drone
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VA - Winter Is Blue C90
A launeddas (I maestri delle launeddas 1)
A launeddas: I maestri delle launeddas 1
Les Launeddas En Sardaigne
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Winter is Blue
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Winter Is Blue C90
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Roots Of Drone [Disc 1]
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The Roots Of Drone
The Secret Museum of Mankind, Volume 1: Ethnic Music Classics 1925-48
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The Secret Museum Of Mankind Vol. 1: Ethnic Music Classics (1925-48)
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Les Launeddas en Sardaigne: 1930-1950