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Its use in Crete is attested in illustrations from the mid-15th Century.<ref>Ioannis Tsouchlarakis [http://www.tsouchlarakis.com/English.htm The folk musical instruments in Crete], Athens 2004.</ref>
Its use in Crete is attested in illustrations from the mid-15th Century.<ref>Ioannis Tsouchlarakis [http://www.tsouchlarakis.com/English.htm The folk musical instruments in Crete], Athens 2004.</ref>

==See also==
*[[Greek musical instruments]]
*[[Cretan music]]
*[[Cretan lyra]]


==References==
==References==
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Askomandoura pipes

The askomandoura (Greek: ασκομαντούρα) is a type of bagpipe played as a traditional instrument on the Greek island of Crete, similar to the tsampouna.

Its use in Crete is attested in illustrations from the mid-15th Century.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ioannis Tsouchlarakis The folk musical instruments in Crete, Athens 2004.

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