Kalamatianó

Music of Greece

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Related areas	Cyprus, Pontus, Constantinople, South Italy
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Kalamatianó (Greek: καλαματιανό) is a type of Greek folk music associated with a dance sharing its name. Originating in the southern Greek port city of Kalamata, its most recognizable feature is its asymmetrical time signature of 7/8 time, meaning that there are seven beats per measure, generally subdivided into two groups of 3 and 4 beats respectively.

Although this rhythmic structure is unfamiliar to westerners, it is thoroughly at home in Greece, Cyprus and the surrounding countries. The kalamatiano is a traditional line dance admitting of varying speeds. Probably the best known folk song in this genre is Mandili Kalamatiano (Μαντήλι Καλαματιανό).

An especially haunting example of the kalamatiano, Mekapses Yitonisa (Μ'έκαψες γειτόνισσα), was recorded for the National Geographic Society's groundbreaking Music of Greece album, released in 1968.

Greek dances

Ancient	Angelica Antistrophe Carpaea Choreia Cordax Dionysiakos Hyporchema Korybantes Pyrrhichios Syrtos Tarantella

Modern	Ai Georgis Aise Angaliastos Antikristos Antipatitis Atsapat Ballos Byzantine dance Cerigotikos Dimitroula Dipat Diplos Horos Diavaratikos Endeka Kozanis Fisounis Fourlana Gaitanaki Genovefa Gerakina Gerontikos Giknas Hasapiko Hatzichristos Horos Ikariotikos Isios Kalamatianos Kalymnikos Kamilierikos Kanella Kangeli Kapitan Louka Kastorianos Katsabadianos Kavodorikos Kechagiadikos Kerkiraikos Kinigitos Kleftiko Kleistos Kochari Koftos Koutsos Lafina Lambri Kamara Lasithiotikos Lefkaditikos Lerikos Levantinikos Leventikos Loulouvikos Makedonia Makedonikos antikristos Makrinitsa dance Maleviziotis Mandilatos Maniatikos Metsovitikos Mihanikos Milia Monodiplos Mpougatsas Nizamikos Ntames Ntournerakia O Nikolos Omal Omorfoula Opa Palamakia Partalos Pentozali Patinada Pidikhtos Pilioritikos Pirgousikos Pizzica Plataniotiko Nero Podaraki Poustseno Priniotis Proskinitos Pyrrhichios Rhoditikos Rodo Rougatsiarikos Serra Sianos Simeris i Simeriani Sirmpa Sirtaki Sousta Sperveri Stamoulo Stavrotos Strose Vayia Syrtos Ta Xila Tamzara Tapeinos Horos Tatsia Thessalikos Tis Triandafilias Ta Fila Tranos Choros Trata Trizalis Tromakton Tsakonikos Tsamiko Tsestos Tsifteteli Tsiniaris Yurukikos Zacharoula Zaramo Zeibekiko Zervodexios Zervos Zonaradiko

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Kalamatianó

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