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- Region: Thessaly
- Area: Magnesia, Pelion
- Type: Instrumental
- Rhythm: 9 beats
- Dance style: Karsilamas
- Duration: 04:17
Collaborators
- Clarinet: Nikos Philippidis
- Violin: Stathis Koukoularis
- Constantinopolitan lute: Socrates Sinopoulos
- Lute: Kostas Philippidis
- Goblet drum: Yiorgos Gevgelis
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Recording information
Studio recording, 1995.
Based on Simon Karas' recording which belongs to the Association for the Dissemination of Greek National Music.
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