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Artist Name: Argia
Genre: Italian Regional Folk
Country: Italy

Artist Bio: 

Alberto Balia and Enrico Frongia are quite representative of Sardinian musicians. Deeply involved in the island culture, this duet perform a music rooted in the chants, dances and tenor polyphonies of Sardinia.

The band's name comes from a legend about a poisonous spider whose bite can be healed only by music and dance. —Courtesy Calabash Music


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Argia

Released: 2000

 

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