31 Dec 1930
Esencia de verbena
Uninhibited description of what Spanish verbenas are and what their essence is, and of what nourishes and constitutes them both in recreational and popular territory and in a traditional institution.
Rhythm and Sound
National folk dances performed by "Tanec" folk dancers) from Skopje.
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Ivan Antonov Narrator
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