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The music of Crete (Greek: Κρητική μουσική) is a traditional form of Greek folk music also called κρητικά (kritika). Although the lyra is the dominant instrument for the genre it is often accompanied by the Mandolin askomandoura (Greek: ασκομαντούρα) and the laouto (Greek: λαούτο).