Melis, Efisio
1890-1970piper (&c.) mentioned by name
[Born and?] lived in Villaputzu (Sarrabus area, prov. Cagliari); According to one of the internet sources he moved to Cagliari, where he died; According to Dore he was "in the absolute sense, the best among those who disappeared [i.e. died; ws] recently [i.e. before 1976; ws]"; A relative of Franco, Luigi and/or Rocco?; NB: ➺ Pasquale Erriu, Antonio Lara, Felice Pili, and Aurelio Porcu.
Instrument: Launeddas / Launeḍḍas / Launedda [sic]
Weis Bentzon, Andreas Fridolin: The launeddas: a Sardinian folk music instrument. Copenhagen, 1969, p.12 & passim.
Dore, Giovanni: Gli strumenti della musica popolare della Sardegna. Cagliari, 1976, p.53.
Lallai, Giampaolo: Il periodo d’oro delle launeddas: dall’800 agli anni trenta del ’900. In: Launeddas: l’anima di un popolo (1997), p.49, 55* & passim.