Sousta Dance

Σούστα

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Region: Dodecanese
Area: Astypalea
Type: Instrumental
Rhythm: 2 beats
Dance: Sousta
Duration: 02:20

Recording information

Domna Samiou taped the tune, in Astypalea, Dodecanese, in 1964.

Discography

Ethnologie Vivante: Grèce

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