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Thread #51138 Message #778037
Posted By: Steve Parkes
06-Sep-02 - 08:14 AM
Thread Name: The Guitar and Irish Traditional Music
Subject: RE: The Guitar and Irish Traditional Music
The bouzouki, that traditional Greek instrument, is actually Turkish! It was banned for many years by the Greek guvmint because of its association with "subversive" musicians. As bona fides go, that's pretty good!