On their left hand much like spotting a classical or flamenco Good way to spot a lyra player is to see if they have longer fingernails Other similar instruments, hauntingly resonant and almost gutteral. This gives the voice of the lyra a distinctly different sound to Instruments, but the nail of the players hand is placed up against the Stopped (pressed) from above like the violin or most stringed Truly unique aspect of the lyra is the fact that the strings are not With the foot of the instrument placed on the top of the thigh. More retrospective style, or the rizitika or roots of Cretan music. Today, used mainly by players from the remoter villages who play with a The use of hawk-bells is sadly rarely seen With a bow, which in the earlier years was strung with hawk bells to The soundboard has two small semi-circular sound holes. The Cretan Lyra is a physically simple yet stunning 3 stringed violin-like instrument that is pear shaped with a lightly curved top and an arched back. So, that this small and compact instrument has become the instrument ofĬhoice to bring life to the passionate and powerful Kritiki mantinada That has won the hearts of even the hardiest of Cretan adartes. The Cretan Lyra is an enigmatic and truly unique instrument that survives a controversial 600 years of existence with little alteration to it's form, with it’s emotion filled and trance inducing voice The kefi that only once experienced can be understood. Lifting your spirits and your body to it’s feet to dance in time with The lyra creates a musical tapestry, with its invigorating and entrancing voice, The lyra carries and accentuates the potency of the mantinada, a poetic art that still thrives in the beautiful Mediterranean island of Crete.
The Kritiki lyra - Kρητική λύρα is in many ways the voice of our music.
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