Maria Carta

Maria Carta (24 June 1934 – 22 September 1994) was a Sardinian folk music singer-songwriter. She also performed in film and theater. In 1975, she wrote a book of poetry, Ritual Song.

Maria Carta
Radiocorriere magazine, issue 42, 1974, page 64
Background information
Birth name	Maria Carta
Born	(1934-06-24)24 June 1934
Origin	Siligo, Italy
Died	22 September 1994(1994-09-22) (aged 60)
Genres	Sardinian folk
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1973–1994
Labels	RCA

She was born in Siligo, Sassari, Sardinia. She died of cancer in Rome.

Discography

• 1971 Sardegna canta
• 1971 Ninna nanna / Muttos de amore
• 1971 Adiu a mama / Antoneddu Antoneddu
• 1971 Trallallera corsicana / La ragazza moderna
• 1971 Paradiso in Re
• 1973 Nuovo maggio / Funerale di un lavoratore
• 1974 Dilliriende
• 1974 Amore disisperadu / Ave Maria
• 1974 Dies Irae
• 1975 Diglielo al tuo Dio / Nuovo maggio
• 1975 Maria Carta
• 1976 Vi canto una storia assai vera
• 1976 La voce e i canti di Maria Carta vol.1
• 1976 La voce e i canti di Maria Carta vol. 2
• 1978 No potho reposare / Ballada ogliastrina / Muttettu
• 1978 Umbras
• 1980 Haidiridiridiridiridinni
• 1984 Maria Carta concerto dal vivo
• 1981 Sonos ‘e memoria
• 1984 Sonos’ e memoria
• 1992 Chelu e mare
• 1993 Le memorie della musica
• 1993 Muttos ‘e amore
• 1993 Trallallera
• 2002 Sardegna canta

Filmography

• 1977 Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries) (by Franco Zeffirelli) as Martha
• 1974 The Godfather Part II (by Francis Ford Coppola) as Vito Corleone's mom
• 1976 Cecilia - Storia di una comune anarchica (by Comolli) as Olimpia
• 1977 Cadaveri eccellenti (by Francesco Rosi) as Signora Cres
• 1980 Un reietto delle isole (based on by Joseph Conrad's novel An Outcast of the Islands) (by Giorgio Moser)
• 1985 Derborence
• 1986 Il camorrista (by Giuseppe Tornatore) as The mother
• 1988 Disamistade (by Gianfranco Cabiddu) as "Madre Di Sebastiano"
• 1992 Il commissario Corso (telefilm)

Other websites

• Maria Carta on IMDb