Gajda, Vallja e Gajdes, Γκάιντα, Гайда, Gayda, – Pan-Balkan

See https://folkdancefootnotes.org/dance/a-real-folk-dance-what-is-it/about/gajda-vallja-e-gajdes-%ce%b3%ce%ba%ce%ac%ce%b9%ce%bd%cf%84%ce%b1-%d0%b3%d0%b0%d0%b9%d0%b4%d0%b0-gayda-pan-balkan/

February 17, 2019 1

Odzemok – Slovak National Dance

See https://folkdancefootnotes.org/dance/a-real-folk-dance-what-is-it/1st-generation-dances/odzemok-slovakia/

February 15, 2019 1

Hemshen/Hamshen – Armenians/Turks

See the posting https://folkdancefootnotes.org/culture/ethnicity-history-geography/hemshin-hamshen-armenians-turks/

February 12, 2019 2

Kemenche – Turkish Viols

There are two bowed viols in Turkey that share the name kemenche. Below is the Turkish Klasic Kemenche (Classic Kemenche), similar to the Greek Lyra, both have a pear-shaped body. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvNEtHaHkWk The other kemenche has a bottle-shaped body and comes from the Black Sea region. According to Wikipedia: The kemenche may be a development of... Continue Reading →

February 11, 2019 0

Galatians – Celts in Anatolia

See https://folkdancefootnotes.org/culture/ethnicity-history-geography/galatians-celts-in-anatolia/

February 7, 2019 0

Sukačko Kolo, Sukačica – Croatia

See the song Sukačica https://folkdancefootnotes.org/music/about-music-types-songs-etc/sukacica-croatia/

February 5, 2019 0

Ververi – “most famous traditional Armenian dance”

See the article here: https://folkdancefootnotes.org/dance/a-real-folk-dance-what-is-it/about/ververi-armenian-taproot-dance/

February 3, 2019 1

Duduk – that haunting, soulful Armenian oboe

See folkdancefootnotes.org/music/musical-instruments/duduk-that-haunting-soulful-armenian-oboe/

January 23, 2019 0

Slovaks and Slovakia

See https://folkdancefootnotes.org/culture/ethnicity-history-geography/slovaks-and-slovakia/

January 22, 2019 1

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