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Boimitsa (Greek Folk Music Vol. 1)

Sample
Song Information
Kind:Demotic
Category:Instrumental
Area: Alexandria or Ghidhas (Imathia - Macedonia), Macedonia
Nationality:Greek
Language:-
Dance:Boemtsa
Scale:-
Collector:Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation
Recording Place:Alexandria, Imathia
Recording Date:01/01/1975
Recording Responsible:Sygletos Yannis
Duration:3:21
Other characteristics:Performed by natives, Instrumental
Register Information
Register date:10/10/1994
Register:Moraitis Thanassis
Comment:Dance with the characteristic progressive acceleration of the tempo.
Storage media:Greek Folk Music (Vol. 1) (LP 35)
Artists/Instruments
Zafiriou Th. Yeorghios:Zurna (Shawm (a conically bored, double-reed woodwind instrument))
Patmos Ch. Thomas:Zurna (Shawm (a conically bored, double-reed woodwind instrument))
Arabatzis S. Dhimitrios:Davul (A large double-headed drum played with mallets.)

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