Cretan Music: Crete’s Lyra, Laouto and Living Tradition
Music runs through the heart of Cretan life like a pulse that never stops. The lyra, a three-stringed pear-shaped fiddle bowed on the knee, leads the melody while the laouto, a long-necked lute, drives the rhythm beneath. Together these instruments fill weddings, festivals and taverna nights across the island with sound that belongs to the … Read more