[citation needed] Through her work there, she came into contact with the leading traditional musicians of the day, who were part of a great wave of migration from the countryside to Athens.
[citation needed] In 1963 Domna Samiou started touring the countryside independently, to record music for the archive she was establishing.
Then, in 1971, she left her radio job entirely to focus on her own musical career, accepting an invitation by the composer and performer Dionyssis Savvopoulos to sing at a club called Rodeo, frequented by a youthful anti-junta audience.
It marked the beginning of Domna Samiou's impact and influence on generations of young people in Greece.
Also included are Domna's handwritten notes concerning the material she collected, studio recordings, her concerts, published works, etc.
In 2014, the Association began the major project of digitization and organization of all the music and accompanying material, which was completed in 2016.