Dance tune in 5/4 from Northern Epiros in Greece, near Albania.
We learned the tune from a recording of musicians with the Panhellenion Folk Ensemble presented by Athan Karras in 1962. Konitsa is one of the 46 villages of the Zagorohoria, clinging to the rugged hills of the Pindos mountain range.
credits
from Late Harvest,
released January 1, 2004
David Skidmore (clarino) and Dean Brown (tarabuka)
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