Sanna, Giuseppe ("Beppi" ["Beppe" ? / "Peppi" ?])
1846-1922piper (&c.) mentioned by name
Born in Samassi (prov. Medio Campidano), he moved to Samatzai (Campidano area, prov. Cagliari); Father of Francesco; Giovanni Dore was once told that "he never tuned an instrument before playing, but just took it from his Straccasciu and started to play without the usual preliminaries, but how he managed to do so, is a secret he took with him into his grave"; A relative of Enrichetto?; NB: ➺ Dionigi Burranca, and Giuseppe Figus.
Instrument: Launeddas / Launeḍḍas / Launedda [sic]
Weis Bentzon, Andreas Fridolin: The launeddas: a Sardinian folk music instrument. Copenhagen, 1969, p.18 & passim ("Beppi").
Dore, Giovanni: Gli strumenti della musica popolare della Sardegna. Cagliari, 1976, p.54 ("Beppe").
Lallai, Giampaolo: Il declino delle launeddas: la crisi, il recupero. In: Launeddas: l’anima di un popolo (1997), p.76 & passim ("Beppi").