T_C wrote:This is a Zeybek but it's called Sarfos on here, still a good clip though
Hey T_C, that would be Salfos. Good post nevertheless.
Thanks Filitsa, have to say that the mistake wasn't mine though. I got the information through whoever uploaded it as thats what it's listed as on youtube. Noticed the guy is from Greece hence the mistake probably...
I went to the Youtube link you posted, and the dance is indeed labled "Salfos." The Greek was correct!
Please understand that my intention was not to prove you wrong, but rather to affirm that what I was taught to be the correct name is in fact correct, and then to make the correction here. I'm a Cypriot dance junky.
none of all those dances are Cypriot originally, they are mostly Turkish+Greek dances from the Aegean Region..
Do you have anything Cypriot to post here so we can learn.
Another great video TC! That definitely takes a lot skill and balance! To walk with a glass on your head and not drop it is hard enough, but to dance with one is pretty amazing! And not even one, I've seen dancers with god knows how many glasses on their heads dancing away quite happily!
I remember reading somewhere (I think it may have been a bi-communal music website) that the 'glass dance' was originally a female dance, I'm not sure if that's true but I have occasionally heard the music (or similar music) played at weddings for when the bride dances with her Proti Koumera (maid of honour). Now I would say that it's a 'Chiftetelli' but I know some people who would call it an 'Arapie'...
Here’s another Cypriot dance involving skill, one slip up and it could be messy..
Anyway back to the 'shared music series', I think it's time for part two..
Part two
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Usually known in Turkish as "Ben Yarimi Gordum" this famous karsilamas was recorded in Athens by the great oudist Agapios Tomboulis in Turkish, as Iskender Bogazici, under the type - kiotsekiko (of the kocek dancers). The Istanbul Greek duet Duo Stamboul recorded it with Greek lyrics… The tune appears in partial segments in the old traditional dance from the region of Serres in Greek Macedonia as "Selanik" .
Iskender Bogazici (Ben Yarimi Gordum)/Selanik
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The Rumeli Turkish tune Debreli Hasan is also known among Greeks in the Serres region of Greek Macedonia. The melody is found in many different meters and rhythms. The earliest example here is a sung version by the Bursa born Greek Achilleas Poulos Achilles Pulos (sung in Turkish) recorded in the US. The other versions are played with the ensemble type of zurna and daouli/davul either as instrumental pieces or with singing accompaniment.
Debreli Hasan / Ta Daoulia Kroun
Bergama / Pergamos / Menemen Zeibekiko Zeybek
Mia Melahrini / Usakli Kiz
This song really reminds me of when I was kid. My Grandparents used to have an old tape with it on and my older sister and I used to dance around and sing along to it (much to the delight of my Grandparents) and whenever the ‘yiala’ bit came in we used to sing ‘milk’ instead because in Greek ‘Gialia/Yiala’ means milk, that’s how cool we were…
Oh the memories…
Anyway, continuing. Again quote taken from the description of the video…
The song Tha Spaso Koupes or Ehthes To Vradhi, a tsiftetelli dance tune, which was a favorite among the Greeks of Smyrna/Izmir and western Anatolia has remained a favorite to this day. Here are excerpts from the oldest Greek recordings of this song as well as a Turkish original.
Tha Spaso Koupes Greek & Turkish Song Versions (V.Old)
I think that’s enough for today, there are so many there may even be a part three…
PS. I did indeed love the Karsilamades videos! The different Cypriot Karsilamades (male and female) have to be some of my favourite folk dances. And I’m glad that you liked the shared music videos, I had a sneaky feeling you might appreciate them…
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karma wrote:none of all those dances are Cypriot originally, they are mostly Turkish+Greek dances from the Aegean Region.. Do you have anything Cypriot to post here so we can learn.
Karma! Long time no speak! How are you? Well I hope??
Picking up on what you said about Cypriot dances, I think that they just reflect where Cyprus is on the map. Each region in Greece and Turkey (and elsewhere) have common dances and shared cultures, but with their own unique characteristics, so Cyprus may share some dances with the Aegean Islands and Asia Minor, but they have there own Unique Cypriot Character, which make them pretty special in my eyes…
Good post nevertheless.
