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      GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Title of Dataset:
   Accompanying audio compact disk files for the PhD thesis titled "The Parea: Participatory Musical Performances in the Island of Crete" by Ioannis Papadatos (2019,    University of Kent).

2. Contact Information:
   Name: Ioannis Papadatos
   Address: Krousiou 32, Ano Kipseli, 11363, Athens, Greece
   Email: i.papadatos@outlook.com

3. Date of data collection:
   All files were recorded on the 11th of August 2012. They constitute one continuous recording, separated in 17 files for analytical purposes.

4. Geographic location of data collection:
   The material was recorded in the municipality of Rethymnon, Crete, Greece.

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         DATA OVERVIEW
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1. Multiple versions of the dataset:
   There are two versions of the dataset located in /wav (WAV audio format) and /mp3 (MP3 audio format) folders respectively. The former is included for archival purposes, the latter for distribution. 

2. File list:
   a. In /wav folder:

	   I. "1 - Ela san eheis orexi.wav"
	  II. "2 - Ivres ti mavri mou kardia.wav"
	 III. "3 - Psaxe ton olo ton ntounia.wav"
	  IV. "4 - Gianta 'nai tosa da polla.wav"
	   V. "5 - Ki an mou 'heis kapsei tin kardia.wav"
	  VI. "6 - Tis nihtes tha 'ho sintrofia.wav"
	 VII. "7 - San tzi Madaras to vouno.wav"
	VIII. "8 - Se osa ki an eperasa.wav"
	  IX. "9 - Tetia fotia pou m' anapses.wav"
	   X. "10 - Den tha sou po hronia polla.wav"
	  XI. "11 - Ola gia sena ta pexa.wav"
	 XII. "12 - San tzi Madaras to vouno.wav"
	XIII. "13 - Ospou na zei o anthropos.wav"
	 XIV. "14 - Sklira i tihi me htipa.wav"
	  XV. "15 - Ma ego 'ho ena parapono.wav"
	 XVI. "16 - Gia meraklides hanomai.wav"
	XVII. "17 - Me meraklides san glento.wav"

   b. In /mp3 folder:

	   I. "1 - Ela san eheis orexi.mp3"
	  II. "2 - Ivres ti mavri mou kardia.mp3"
	 III. "3 - Psaxe ton olo ton ntounia.mp3"
	  IV. "4 - Gianta 'nai tosa da polla.mp3"
	   V. "5 - Ki an mou 'heis kapsei tin kardia.mp3"
	  VI. "6 - Tis nihtes tha 'ho sintrofia.mp3"
	 VII. "7 - San tzi Madaras to vouno.mp3"
	VIII. "8 - Se osa ki an eperasa.mp3"
	  IX. "9 - Tetia fotia pou m' anapses.mp3"
	   X. "10 - Den tha sou po hronia polla.mp3"
	  XI. "11 - Ola gia sena ta pexa.mp3"
	 XII. "12 - San tzi Madaras to vouno.mp3"
	XIII. "13 - Ospou na zei o anthropos.mp3"
	 XIV. "14 - Sklira i tihi me htipa.mp3"
	  XV. "15 - Ma ego 'ho ena parapono.mp3"
	 XVI. "16 - Gia meraklides hanomai.mp3"
	XVII. "17 - Me meraklides san glento.mp3"

3. Relationship between files:
   The data ensued from the division of a continuous recording that was separated in 17 files for analytical purposes.

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  METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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1. Description of methods used for collection of data:
   The data were recorded using an Edirol R09HR portable sound recorder. The original material was recorded in 16bit WAV at 44.1kHz.

2. Methods for processing the data:
   The audio files went trough minimal processing in terms of equalisation in Logic Pro software.