This is such a rich potpourri of serious artworks from many eras and places, inmany media and styles enabling us to compare and contrast such a range of issues, that it takes a bit of effort to plow through its many treasures.
Recent conflicts and rural to urban migration that reduced the population of the region and changes in ways of life have caused a sharp decrease in the number of performers, resulting in the loss of many archaic styles and genres of solo singing.