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Maria Carta
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- CANTO RITUALE
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Film & TV
Siligo, Sardinia, Italy
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 25-year career she covered the richly diverse genres of traditional music of her native Sardinia (Cantu a chiterra, ninne nanne—children's lullabies, gosos, Gregorian chants, and more),…
Known for
- Il camorrista - Una serie di Giuseppe Tornatore — Madre2025
- The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959 — Vito's Mother2016
- Disamistade — Madre di Sebastiano1988
- I padroni dell'estate1987
- The Professor — Madre1986
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Un reietto delle isole — Joanna Willems1980
- Jesus of Nazareth — Martha1977
- Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television — Mrs. Andolini1977
- La Cecilia — Olimpia1976
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1934-06-24
- Active to
- 1994-09-22
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,593
- Total plays
- 13,238
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Maria Carta (Siligo, Sassari, June 24, 1934 - Rome, September 22, 1994) was a Sardinian folk music singer-songwriter. She also performed in film and theater and wrote a poetry book, Ritual Song, in 1975. In her 25-year career, she covered the richly diverse genres of traditional music of her native land (ninne nanne—children’s lullabies, gosos, Gregorian chants, and more), often updating them with a modern and personal touch. She succeeded in bringing Sardinian folk music into wider popular awar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Maria
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Italy
- Place of birth
- Siligo
- Place of death
- Rome
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- Sardinian
- Field of work
- poetry
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Polydor
- Official website
- www.fondazionemariacarta.it
- Image
- Maria Carta.jpg
- Residence
- Rome
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
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- date of birth
- 1934-06-24
- date of death
- 1994-09-22
- Commons category
- Maria Carta
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Maria Carta
- cause of death
- cancer
- start of work period
- 1970-00-00
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