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FolkWay - 1st International Folklore Festival - Netherlands, Amsterdam

30 March 2017

International Folklore Festival Vol. 1: Netherlands, Amsterdam (March – April 2017)

Amsterdam

30 March, 2017 - 2 April, 2017

€145

Folkway - Kalamatianos - Dance - Folklore - Traditional Greek Dance

Kalamatianos: The most popular folkdance influence in Greek era.

20 February 2016

The Kalamatianós is one of the best known dances of Greece. It is a popular Greek folkdance throughout Greece, Cyprus and internationally and is often performed at many social gatherings […]

Folkway - Folk - Traditional - Folklore - Ballos - Dance

Ballos: Various forms of folk dance island culture.

10 January 2013

The Ballos dance (from the Italian ballo via Latin “ballo“) is one of the best known Greek folk island dances in Greece. There are also different versions in other Balkan countries. The Ballos is […]

Folkway - Folk - Traditional - Folklore - Tsamiko - Dance

Tsamikos: A popular greek folk dance also known as Arvanitikos or Kleftikos.

9 January 2013

The Tsamikos or Kleftikos is a popular traditional national folk dance of Greece, done to music of 3/4 meter. This dance is usually performed to celebrate national events like in the anniversary […]

Pontiaki Lyra - Folk - Traditional Musical Instruments - Folkway

Pontiaki Lyra: Its origins lay in the Pontus region for years.

5 January 2013

The Pontic Lyra is a 3 stringed musical instrument played primarily by those whose origins lay in the Pontus region of north eastern Turkey, those who reside in the northern […]

Daouli Drum - Folk - Traditional Musical Instruments - Folkway

The Daouli Drum: Experiencing music, expressing Pontic culture.

5 January 2013

Daouli is a wooden cylinder, covered at both parallel ends with skin held taut by rope and is principally a rhythmic instrument. It is played by striking the drum-head with […]