
Pasquale Erriu
S. Nicolò Gerrei 1912 - Cagliari
1982
Pupil of Giuanniccu Pireddu since the age of 11,
he started his profession as a player very soon and was invited regularly to play
for the pubblic festivals in many parts of the island. He travelled a lot in Europe
partecipating to many folklorist reviews. His style, at the beginning, typical of the
Campidano zone, had been influenced in a remarkable way, by the style of
Sarrabus, through Master Efisio Melis from Villaputzu, of whom Erriu became
a "favourite" and a pupil for many years.
The picture porterays him with Dionigi Burranca (left) and Efisio Melis (right) in occasion of the festival
of S. Efisio in Cagliari, at the end of the 50's.