Genre: Cantu A Tenore

Cantu a tenore is a style of secular polyphonic chant from the Italian island of Sardinia. It is rural-based music that is often accompanied by a traditional dance. A tenore chorus generally consists of four voices: boche (the lead), mesu boche (half voice), cronta (baritone), and bassu (bass). The lead sings a lyrical text, while the chorus follows with nonsense syllables in a distinctive low register, guttural style. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.