Concert event in Sassari on Saturday 11th May!

Appointment in Sassari in Piazza Italia on Saturday 11 May with the free concert-event awaiting the Cavalcata Sarda 2024 scheduled for Sunday 12 May.

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Appointment at Sassari in Piazza Italia Saturday 11 May with the concert-event awaiting the Cavalcata Sarda 2024 scheduled for May 12th.

Starting at 6pmin the main square of the city, many artists, among the most representative and requested of the island’s musical and entertainment scene, will be gathered on stage for “Sassari in celebration”. Conceived and conducted by Giuliano Marongiu, the event will see on stage a rich cast of protagonists from the regional artistic scene and a selection of island folk groups who will enliven the spaces dedicated to traditional dances with the participation of Ottana, Oliena, Sedilo, Sindia, Olbia San Pantaleo, Macomer.

Followed by the concert-show: an opportunity to listen to all-time hits And preview of new releases. It will be an event capable of mixing music and entertainment, comedy and popular culture, Between successes from a timeless repertoire that each of the protagonists involved can boast and new recordings, in addition to duets and unreleased collaborations between the numerous artists involved.

They will perform on stage

Piero Marras, Maria Luisa Congiu, Baz, Le Balentes, Giuliano Rassu, Cecilia Concas, Luciano Pigliaru, Beppe Dettori & Giovannino Porcheddu, Alessandro Catte, Clara Farina, Antonio Tanca, the Soundscapes of Roberto Tangianu & Peppino Bande, Enzo Mugoni, l the Sassari identity expression of Zeppara, Emanuele Garau, the violinist Gianbattista Longu.

It will be during the evening Furthermore delivered on Lifetime Achievement Award to Daniele Cosselluhistorical voice of Bitti’s Tenores “Remunnu ‘e Locu”, among the guests of the evening and protagonists of the latest Sanremo Festival together with Mahmood. The famous interpreter of the oldest song turns 92 and for 62 editions he has continuously graced the stage of the Cavalcata Sarda, giving prestige to a top-level career dotted with important collaborations such as the one undertaken with Peter Gabriel.

There will be space for choral singing with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Usini Choir and the voices of the Singers of via Majore and de Su Cunsonu di Thiesi.

The initiative precedes the big day of the Sardinian Cavalcade which will liven up the streets of the center with the highly anticipated parade of thousands of people in costume, coming from all parts of the island, with the passage and display of traditional masks from the hinterland and their ancient charm, with the hundreds of knights and amazons on horseback who will recall the first historic edition of 1899 and the passage of 120 women in traditional dress ofto all of Sardinia.