Kótsari

Κότσαρι

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Region: Pontus
Type: Instrumental
Rhythm: 2 beats
Dance: Kotsari
Duration: 01:13

Recording information

Studio recording, 1960s. Released in 1961, in LP Songs of the Sea and of the Highlands (Philips 600506 PR, 1961) supervised by Domna Samiou, in 1961, in LP Songs and Tunes from all Around Greece (Fidelity 0320 PL, 1969). Later, in 2008, Yiorgos Tsambras included the track in the CD collection Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969 (Universal Music, 2008).

Credits

Nikos Spanidis

Pontic lyra

Discography

Songs of the Sea and of the Highlands
Songs and Tunes from all Around Greece
Mousiko Odiporiko 1959-1969

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