ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the village musical enculturation expresses and celebrates for these children 'dominated' and 'marginalized' musical practices. These observations influenced the progress of research, for now it became apparent that Greek Cypriots have internalized the idea that their local cultural identity is inferior to that of the West. Furthermore the absence of a local music industry still facilitates Cyprus's dependence on the Greek music industry and on global music production and distribution companies. These children's local voices strove to retain the distinctiveness of local musical diversity and their personal integrity. Certain urban children, particularly the younger ones, share similar attitudes towards accepting a Cypriot musical self. Greek Cypriot children's musical enculturation at the urban site appears to include a narrower range of musical experiences than that at the rural site, with the former being centred on a modernity discourse and nationalist expressions.
