Francesco
Cicciu Trudu
Samassi 1882 - 1962
He was one of Peppi Sanna's students, he took lessons from, when he was a boy. He used to walk to Samatzai paying three "starelli" of wheat a year in exchange for the teaching.
He soon became a fairly good performer, limiting his performances to his village or the neighbouring ones where he distinguished above all in accompanying both public and religious chant not despising Sunday dances, processions and other popular feasts.
His photo shows him while accompanying two popular folk singers, Narciso Cadoni (on the left) and Raimondo Murgia (on the right), the latter has been among the major performers of singing "a sa repentina" (extemporary lines typical of Campidano area).