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Tzavelena (Kostas Benatsis)

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Song Information
Kind:Demotic
Category:Klephtic ballads
Area: Ioannina (Epirus)
Nationality:Greek
Language:Greek
Dance:Table song
Scale:-
Collector:Merlier Melpo
Recording Place:Alambra Theatre, Athens
Recording Date:01/10/1930
Recording Responsible:Merlier Melpo
Duration:3:23
Other characteristics:Performed by natives
Register Information
Register date:09/11/2010
Register:Thanassis Moraitis
Comment:This is the Christian freedom fighter Javelas' wife. When she learns that Ali-Pascha has decided to impose a heavy tax on her and her compatriots, she decides to face the tax collectors with arms.
Storage media:Merlier (78rpm) 159 (78 rpm 159)
Artists/Instruments
Tzaras Nikos:Clarinet
Dalas Vassilios (Vassilis Karagiozis):Lute
Benatsis Kostas:Singer
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Δίσκος 78 rpm (Μερλιέ 159/από τη συλλογή του ΜΛΑ)

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