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Melis, Franco

*1959

piper (&c.) mentioned by name

Born [and lives/lived?] in Tuili [NNE of Sanluri, prov. Medio Campidano]; Pupil of Aurelio Porcu; A relative of Efisio, Luigi and/or Rocco?

Instrument: Launeddas / Launeḍḍas / Launedda [sic]

Sources

Lallai, Giampaolo: Il declino delle launeddas: la crisi, il recupero. In: Launeddas: l’anima di un popolo (1997), p.78 & passim.

Web

➺ sardinia.net (Launeddas players [2020: young players])