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Alenti (Songs of Kasos and Karpathos)

Sample
Song Information
Kind:Demotic
Category:Couplets
Area: Kasos (Dodecanese), Dodecanese
Nationality:Greek
Language:Greek
Dance:Kato dance
Scale:-
Collector:Karas Simon
Recording Place:Agia Marina, Kasos
Recording Date:01/11/1972
Recording Responsible:Karas Simon
Duration:4:01
Other characteristics:Performed by natives
Register Information
Register date:13/10/1995
Register:Moraitis Thanassis
Comment:The theme of the lyrics here is the destruction of Kasos in June 1824 by the Turkish-Egyptian fleet in reprisal for the islander's participation in the struggle for Greek independence.
Storage media:Songs of Kasos and Karpathos (LP 128)
Artists/Instruments
Karayannakis Manolis:Lute
Perselis Savvas:Singer
Perselis Savvas:Lyra
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