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Karsilamas, from the Turkish karşılama meaning “face-to-face”, is a couple’s dance performed with partners facing each other. The tune is also known by the name tsift.
Studio recording (1991). The kanun master Nikos Stefanidis taught this tune to Domna Samiou and her ensemble.
Violin
Constantinopolitan lyra
Kanun
Goblet drum