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TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF CYPRUS
Music in Cyprus has a very old tradition and accompanies Cypriost in nearly every aspect of their life. Traditional orchestras include in their repertoire songs for every age and most occasions.
Traditional instruments
Violi
tampoutsia
Pithkiavli
Laouto
Traditional dance
Traditional music on Cyprus is similar to the traditional music of Greece and includes dances like the tatsia, sousta, syrtos, zeibekiko and the karsilama suites. Note that unlike Greece here are suites of four karsilama dances, different for men and women, some of them other than the standard 9/8 rhythm.
Oula halali tou, by Michalis Violaris
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