Lazio is a region in central Italy that includes the city and province of Rome and the other provinces of Frosinone, Latina, Rieti, and Viterbo.
Other than that, the provinces offer: Latium shares the ottava rima folk tradition with nearby Tuscany and Abruzzo.
Ottava rima (also poeti contadini) is a kind of vocal music that can be competitive and improvised, thoughtful, articulate and political, and is sometimes based on the work of Ariosto, Dante and Homer.
Latium is also home to the saltarello, a 4/4 dance that is most closely associated with Alta Sabina.
The folk music of Latium was recorded as part of the Italian roots revival in the 1960s, by groups like Canzoniere del Lazio.