Santur Solo

Σόλο σαντούρι

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Region: Eastern Aegean
Area: Samos, Karlovasi
Type: Improvisation, Instrumental
Rhythm: Free rythm
Duration: 02:05

Recording information

Domna Samiou collected the tune in Karlovasi, Samos, in 1969.

Credits

Ilias Diatsidis

Santur

Discography

Ethnologie Vivante: Grèce

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