World Heritage connection: Su Nuraxi di Barumini

Canto a tenore, Sardinian pastoral songs

Le Canto a tenore, chant pastoral sarde

Canto a tenore has developed within the pastoral culture of Sardinia. It represents a form of polyphonic singing performed by a group of four men using four different voices called bassu, contra, boche and mesu boche. One of its characteristics is the deep and guttural timbre of the bassu and contra voices. It is performed standing in a...