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Is ton epano machala

Sample
Song Information
Kind:Demotic
Category:Love songs
Area: Orini Serron (Macedonia)
Nationality:Greek
Language:Greek
Dance:-
Scale:-
Collector:Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation
Recording Place:Studio ERA Athens
Recording Date:01/01/1978
Recording Responsible:Vayiakis Lykourgos
Duration:2:27
Other characteristics:Performed by natives, A capella
Register Information
Register date:26/09/1994
Register:Moraitis Thanassis
Comment:Sung in four-time rhythm. Noteworthy is the characteristic 'ison' (drone) accompanying the melody, most probably in imitation of the sound of the gaida.
Storage media:Gaida and Dakhares - Songs and dances from Orini Serres (LP 32)
Artists/Instruments
Bourvani Maria:Singer
Zafiriadhou Vassiliki:Singer

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