Mantura

The mantura (Greek: μαντούρα), is a Greek wind musical instrument with Cretan origin. It has 4 to 6 holes for the fingers and produces sound with the help of the tongue. Mantura is very widespread in Crete and Greek islands.

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Greek musical instruments

Ancient	Barbiton Chelys Epigonion Kithara Pan flute Pandura Phorminx Salpinx Trigonon Water organ

String Instruments	Bowed instruments Lyra (Byzantine Cretan Pontian) Plucked instruments Baglamas Bouzouki Karantouzeni Laouto Lavta Mandola Mandolin Psaltery Tambouras Thaboura Tzouras Struck instruments Santouri

Aerophones	Woodwind instruments Aulos Askomandoura Tsampouna Floghera Karamuza Lalitsa Mantura Souravli

Percussion instruments	Membranophones Tambourine Toubeleki Tympano Idiophones Cochilia Crotalum Koudounia Trigono Zilia

See also	Music of Greece Greek folk music Byzantine music Rebetiko Laïko Greek dances

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Mantura

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