Maria Carta: Biography, Facts and Career
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Maria Carta (24 June 1934 – 22 September 1994) was a Sardinian folk music singer-songwriter. She also performed in film and theatre. In 1975 she wrote a book of poetry, Canto rituale (Ritual Song). Throughout her career Carta covered a number of genres of traditional music of her native Sardinia (cantu a chiterra, ninne nanne—children's lullabies, gosos, Gregorian chants, and more), often reinterpreting them in more modernized and personal ways. She brought Sardinian folk music into wider popular awareness in demonstrations at a national level in Italy (like the Canzonissima in 1974) as well as internationally, mainly in France and the United States.
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- Full name: Maria Carta
- Born: 1934-06-24
- Nationality: Italy
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q459019
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Maria Carta (24 June 1934 – 22 September 1994) was a Sardinian folk music singer-songwriter.
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Maria Carta was born on 1934-06-24.
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