Aldo Ricciardi lost his battle
with an incurable illness and died on February 24, 2016; Campodipietra
paid hommage, love and respect to their very beloved citizen.
By his passing, the stupendous page of our Campopietrese folklore faded
away. There are yet today many Campopietresi men and women, in the Homeland
and abroad, who feel proud to have participated, during the sixties, in
the «Gruppo folcloristico» created and directed by him with
passion and with a strong sense of professionalism.
The notes of his choir « Gli amici del fiume » echoed into
Canada, where twice Aldo came with his group to establish nostalgic contacts
between the Homeland and her children abroad. With his passing from earth
to heaven, Campodipietra has lost a poet, a singer-songwriter and a worthy
exponent of his art.
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