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Played on the eponymous three-stringed, pear-shaped instrument (it looks like a small violin, but is held upright on the knee and bowed horizontally) and accompanied by verses of rhyming couplets (or mantinades) that are "rapped", Crete's musical legacy has a rough quality – not unlike tsikoudia, the local firewater that's served at lyra gigs.
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… FOR MUSICDylan and Baez danced to it barefoot, now Greek teens prefer it to pop… Lyra, born in the Byzantine era, is Crete's wild, unbridled folk music.
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Played on the eponymous three-stringed, pear-shaped instrument (it looks like a small violin, but is held upright on the knee and bowed horizontally) and accompanied by verses of rhyming couplets (or mantinades) that are "rapped", Crete's musical legacy has a rough quality – not unlike tsikoudia, the local firewater that's served at lyra gigs.
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… FOR MUSICDylan and Baez danced to it barefoot, now Greek teens prefer it to pop… Lyra, born in the Byzantine era, is Crete's wild, unbridled folk music.
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I've been taking a mini-vacation and reading Grace Livingston Hill's "Aunt Crete's Emancipation" while the kids play outside.
New Every Morning 2008
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More bustling but with its own charm is Heraklion, Crete's biggest city and the first stop for most visitors to the island.
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Proudly, I can also say that the Pattakos clan, whose roots are deeply embedded in the "soul" of Crete, has been actively engaged in the political arena throughout Crete's history, long before it became an official part of Greece.
Alex Pattakos: Dancing In The Footsteps Of Zorba The Greek! 2009
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Most people visit the gorge from Chania on Crete's northwest coast, a crumbling port city with colorful stucco buildings lining a corniche.
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A new exhibition offers a rare opportunity to appreciate the achievements of Crete's Bronze Age civilization.
Minoans in Manhattan 2008
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Older woman buys all new clothes for fancy hotel/beach holiday in early 20th century--Aunt Crete's Emancipation by Grace Livingston Hill.
Great Dresses of Mediocre Literature, Meta-Discussion - A Dress A Day 2008
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