«We are very excited and happy. On the most famous stage in Italy we will bring all our tradition, our singing, in a different key than usual. But we don't want to reveal anything to you."

The big day has arrived, this evening at the Ariston theater the Tenores of Bitti “Remunnu 'e Locu” will perform with Mahmood , in the evening dedicated to covers, with a revisitation of the song “Come è profound il mare” by Lucio Dalla: for the the first time the tenor singing will be in Sanremo.

Ready Dino Ruiu, voice, Andrea Sella, mezzo voice, Pierluigi Giorno, contra, and Mario Pira, bass, who - after the blessing of the "dean" Daniele Cossellu - warmed up between a song a "isterrita" and one a "boche night” and between a “ballu seriu” and a “ballu lestru”.

"We have had many collaborations in our career but we have never received a similar request: we thank Mahmood, an extraordinary boy, who had the idea of involving us", they tell Sanremo, a few hours before the show. In Bitti there is a lot of anticipation: in the shops and bars of the Barbagia area there is talk of nothing else and the desire to see the quartet of Bitti singers, who in decades of activity have brought the ancient artistic expression of the shepherds throughout the world , it's skyrocketing. «They are all curious, they can't imagine how we will enter the scene even if they know us very well. It is a surprise for everyone, we are jealously guarding it."

«We will bring to the world the richness and beauty of an entire land, which with its thousand-year-old song faces this artistic adventure with sobriety and seriousness - they continue - We will do it knowing that on that stage there will not only be the Tenores of Bitti and Mahmood, but there will be the sacrifice and commitment of an island on Sardinian land and of many small islands that will follow us with family or friends from the most varied locations on the planet. The canto a tenore will always remain the song of our world, of our love stories and social protests, of moments of religious meditation and days of celebration in which communities come together. Thanks to Mahmood we will try to share it with many people in a different way and on a par with other musical styles."

The song is “one of my favorites of all time,” Mahmood revealed. «The depth of this text is immense. But I'm happy to sing it with them because they represent my homeland. And then they are very good: a few days ago we rehearsed in the studio and the oldest of the group, who has perfect pitch, managed to get the note of the intro a cappella. They are incredible, it will be top."

Remunnu 'e Locu, born in 1974, have sung on all the continents and in all the countries of Europe : from Australia to Iraq, from Kazakhstan to Argentina, to Canada, Cuba and the United States, passing through Egypt, Singapore and Morocco. In France they performed 26 times. In Sardinia they sang with the island's greatest artists: from Maria Carta to Tazenda, from Piero Marras to Luigi Lai, from Paolo Fresu to Cordas and Cannas, from Antonello Salis to Enzo Favata, passing through Elena Ledda and Mauro Palmas. On the international side, the experiences with Peter Gabriel and Ornette Coleman, Lester Bowie and Frank Zappa. And from tonight Mahmood will also appear in this endless list.

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