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Bouzouki Strum

Also known as Μπουζούκι

Bouzouki Strum: photograph by Udi Cohen (Udico)
Photo: Udi Cohen (Udico), CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Pluck paired steel strings in a quick tremolo as notes fall, shifting between rebetiko scale modes.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Greece.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Mediterranean.

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