Dervisis ke Rita
| Δερβίσης και Ρίτα, a song by Iakovos Montanaris; singers: Rita Abatzi and Dimitris Atraidis. Recording: His Master’s Voice AO-2189, 1934. Transcription: microtonal. Meter: 9/4, division: 2·2·2·3. The song follows the Nikriz mode.
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