From the Greek mountains to Manhattan: folk music icon Petroloukas Chalkias honored after death
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Petroloukas Chalkias, left, plays his clarinet as Antonis Kyritsis sings during a folk festival in Sklivani village, Epirus region, northwestern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)Musicians play next to the coffin of renowned clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, who died at 90 over the weekend, during his lay in state at Athens Cathedral on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Musicians play music during a farewell ceremony for renowned clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, who died at 90 over the weekend, at Athens Cathedral on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)Musicians are reflected in a window of a hearse with the coffin of renowned clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, who died at 90 over the weekend, during a farewell ceremony at Athens Cathedral on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)A woman weeps during a farewell ceremony for renowned clarinetist Petroloukas Chalkias, who died at 90 over the weekend, at Athens Cathedral on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Petroloukas Chalkias, left, plays his clarinet as Antonis Kyritsis sings during a folk festival in Sklivani village, Epirus region, northwestern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
