About Music of Cyprus
Music of Cyprus is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of the Middle East and music of Southern Europe.
From Wikipedia
The music of Cyprus includes a variety of traditional, Western classical and Western popular genres. Cypriot traditional music is similar to the traditional music of Greece, it is most similar to Nisiotika the songs and dances of the Aegean islands, and includes dances like sousta, syrtos, ballos, tatsia, antikristos, arabiye, karotseris, sinalik, çifteli, zeimbekiko and the mandra dance.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Music of Cyprus.
- ↑ music of the Middle East
- ↑ music of Southern Europe
Related genres
Arabic music
music of the Arab world
Byzantine music
music in the tradition of the Byzantine Empire
Music of Turkey
music and musical traditions of Turkey and Ottoman music
Music of Egypt
musical culture of Egypt
Music of Iran
Iran
Music of Syria
musical culture of Syria
Music of Lebanon
music and musical traditions of Lebanon
Music of Israel
overview of music traditions in Israel
Frequently asked questions
What is Music of Cyprus?
Music of Cyprus is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of music of the Middle East and music of Southern Europe.