Tsifteteli
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Tsifteteli (τσιφτετέλι, Tsifte-teli) is a Greek traditional dance, derived from the çiftetelli, a Turkish traditional dance. Çiftetelli is derived from the words çifte (double) and telli (stringed), in Turkish.
The çiftetelli appears in many variations in the folk music of Western and Central Turkey. The different compositions based on this popular rhythm each have their own name. In Turkey, çiftetelli has been relegated to wedding music, where Gypsies and Greeks have adopted the upbeat folk rythmns into oriental dancing. Often "tsifteteli" in Greece is inappropriately used synonymously with oriental dance.
The Turkish baglama instrument used in this style of music influenced the name çifte-telli which means "double stringed" in the Turkish language.
- "Çiftetelli" (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- An example of Istanbul folk music
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- Çiftetelli
- Greek Dances and Songs
- Information about Tsifteteli
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGdbcIre_S8
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