Cantu a tenore

Canto a tenore, Sardinian pastoral songs
CountryItaly
DomainsPerforming arts
Reference00165
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2008 (3rd session)
ListRepresentative

The cantu a tenòre (Sardinian: su tenòre, su cuncòrdu, su cuntràttu, su cussèrtu, s'agorropamèntu, su cantu a pròa; Italian: canto a tenore) is a style of polyphonic folk singing characteristic of the island of Sardinia (Italy's second largest island), particularly the region of Barbagia, though some other Sardinian sub-regions bear examples of such tradition.

In 2005, UNESCO proclaimed the cantu a tenore to be an example of intangible cultural heritage.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Canto a tenore, Sardinian pastoral songs". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ Omar Bandinu, Il canto a tenore, dai nuraghi all'Unesco, Siti, 16(2,3), 2006 Archived November 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine