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The great violin virtuoso, Stefanos Vartanis, born in Izmir, in 1922, improvises on traditional scales (makam).
The violin was already a feature of Greek popular music in the 17th century. Though it serves as one of the main melodic instruments on the Greek mainland, its use is still more prominent on the islands and in Asia Minor. It is included in both types of the traditional ensemble, the compania (violin, clarinet, lute, santur) and the zygia (violin, lute).
Miranda Terzopoulou (2018)
Studio recording (1979).
Violin
