Macedonian lyra

String instrument
Other names	Macedonian lyra/lira
Developed	Byzantine era
Related instruments
	Byzantine lyra, the ancestor; Calabrian lira (Italian: Lira Calabrese); Classical Kemenche, (Turkish: Armudî kemençe, Greek: Politiki lyra);
Musicians
	Avraam Demisis; Paschalis Giannakou; Andreas Kioumourtsis; Giorgos Mavridis; Ioannis Mitrou; Nikos Touloumis; Giorgos Touloumis; Fylaktos Terzis; Vasilis Tragos;

The Macedonian lyra (Greek: Μακεδονική λύρα) is a Greek, pear-shaped,^[1] three-stringed bowed musical instrument used mainly in the Greek folk music of the Greek region of Macedonia, particularly in the region of Drama. It is usually accompanied by violin.

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[1] Η μακεδονική λύρα

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