Articles on Italian Folk Music, Including - Diego Carpitella, Efisio Melis, Ottavio Tiby, Francesco Balilla Pratella, Luciano Biondini, Stefano Lentini, Baraban, Banda Ionica, Shqiponjat (Folk Group), Tazenda, Pandemonio, Tre Martelli (Paperback)

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