The launeddas accompanied him for several minutes in front of the parish church of Maracalagonis where the funeral mass had been celebrated shortly before .
The players of the ancient instrument were all friends of Vincenzo Atzeri , who passed away yesterday morning after a life dedicated to folklore, tourism and popular traditions . They waited for the coffin, becoming protagonists of an extraordinary concert.
Listening, his wife Ninetta, his sons Peppino and Carlo.
But they all stopped in the square for the magic of that sound that has always accompanied the life of Vincenzo Atzeri .
There was so much emotion, even during the mass celebrated by the parish priest Don Elvio Puddu who defined Vincenzo Atzeri as «a giant who has contributed to making the traditions of Sardinia and Maracalagonis known throughout the world».
His folk group for almost half a century has performed in Australia, the United States, Mexico, in various parts of Europe proposing songs and costumes of extraordinary beauty.
