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Asturian folk music (Música tradicional asturiana) is the traditional music of Asturias, a mountainous region in northern Spain. It is centered on the gaita asturiana (Asturian bagpipe), voice-led song forms such as the tonada asturiana, and a lively repertory of circle and couple dances. Stylistically, it sits at the crossroads of the Iberian and Atlantic "Celtic" sound worlds: modal melodies, drones, and ornamented piping meet Iberian strophic song, tambourines, and local dance rhythms like the danza prima, pericote, muñeira, and jota. Performances range from solo unaccompanied singing to pipe-and-drum duos, small dance bands with fiddle and diatonic accordion, and modern ensembles that expand the palette with guitar and contemporary arrangements.