. ▁Kost as ▁Mount ak is ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁most ▁widely ▁respect ed ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁ly ra , ▁which ▁is ▁often ▁accompanied ▁by ▁the ▁la out o ▁which ▁res emb les ▁a ▁mand olin . ▁Bag pip es ▁are ▁often ▁played ▁on ▁K ár path os . ▁Cre te ▁has ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁folk ▁dance ▁tradition , ▁which ▁comes ▁from ▁ancient ▁Greece ▁and ▁includes ▁swift ▁d ances ▁like ▁pent oz alis ▁and ▁other ▁like ▁sou sta , ▁sy rt os , ▁tri z ali , ▁k ats abad ian os , ▁ch ani ot ik os , ▁sig anos , ▁pid icht os ▁Las ith ou , ▁ma lev izi ot ik os , ▁ts ini aris , ▁i er ap et rik os ▁and ▁la zi ot ik os . ▁ ▁A ege an ▁islands : ▁Cy cl ades ▁and ▁D ode can ese ▁ ▁The ▁A ege an ▁islands ▁of ▁Greece ▁are ▁known ▁for ▁N is ió t ika ▁( me ans ▁from ▁islands ) ▁songs ; ▁Greek ▁characteristics ▁vary ▁widely . ▁Although ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁sound ▁is ▁character ist ically ▁sec ular - By z antine , ▁the ▁relative ▁isol ation ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁allowed ▁the ▁separate ▁development ▁of ▁island - specific ▁Greek ▁music . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁n is ió t ika ▁songs ▁are ▁accompanied ▁by ▁ly ra , ▁clar inet , ▁guitar ▁and ▁viol in . ▁▁ ▁Notable ▁sing ers ▁include ▁Y ian nis ▁P arios ▁and ▁the ▁Kon it op ou lo i ; ▁Mar