What is Greek traditional dance called?
Sirtaki or syrtaki (Greek: συρτάκι) is a dance of Greek origin, choreographed for the 1964 film Zorba the Greek. It is a recent Greek folkdance, and a mixture of “syrtos” and the slow and fast rhythms of the hasapiko dance.
What instruments are used in Zorba the Greek?
I still remember the fun we had at my wedding dancing “the Zorba”. The Greek music’s roots go back to Ancient Greece when music was part of the theater. The instruments used included the double-reed aulos, the lyre and the special kind of lyre called kithara.
What is a bouzouki in music?
bouzouki, also spelled buzuki, long-necked plucked lute of Greece. Resembling a mandolin, the bouzouki has a round wooden body, with metal strings arranged in three or four double courses over a fretted fingerboard.
What is the most popular Greek dance?
Sirtaki, also spelled syrtaki, is probably one of the most famous Greek dances known around the world.
Is A bouzouki and mandolin?
Re: Mandolin Vs Bouzouki Mandolin is around 14 inch scale tuned gdae in double courses. A bouzouki is usually around a 25 inch scale and tuned an octave below mandolin. Still double courses but the bottom two are in octaves like a 12 string guitar and the upper strings in unison.
How to choose a Greek bouzouki?
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How is a bouzouki different from a guitar?
GDAD Tuning. The most popular is GDAD,which is my own personal favourite.
What is the best way to learn the bouzouki?
– Tobe A. Richards: The Irish Bouzouki Chord Bible – Roger Landes: Irish Bouzouki Method (Hal Leonard) – Andrew Brel: The Emergency Bouzouki Player – Graham McDonald: The Bouzouki Book
How to make a bouzouki?
To save some time i started with a ready made body for the instrument. It is made from walnut.