Alghero, farewell to Ciro Fadda, musician and scholar of popular culture
Mayor Conoci: "Our community loses one of the most important personalities, who have contributed to the protection of the language like few others"
Mourning in Alghero for the death of Ciro Fadda , one of the most appreciated protagonists of popular culture in Alghero, who died at the age of 89 .
“Alghero loses one of the most important personalities who have contributed to the protection of the language as few have been able to do”, the memory of the mayor of Alghero Mario Conoci .
Musician, scholar of popular culture , protagonist of cultural relations with Catalonia , author of publications on the musical tradition of Alghero, Ciro Fadda, continues Conoci, “has marked with his works the history of the Algherese song and beyond. His songs are part of the history of the Algherese song, his works dedicated to popular culture remain a fundamental testimony for all of us . Above all, he was a man of the people, a rare example of attachment to Alghero and love for our precious identity ".
Recently, on 20 April, the mayor himself had awarded him the "Fidelitat a l'Alguer" award, the recognition that the Municipality of Alghero attributes precisely to the people who have distinguished themselves most in the field of enhancing culture , language and traditions of Alghero. The award, given Ciro Fadda's health conditions, was presented during the ceremony at the Civic Theater in the hands of his wife, Mrs Giovannina Piras , to whom Mario Conoci extends his heartfelt condolences and a sense of closeness together with his family. the entire city".
(Unioneonline / lf)
