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Check out this beautiful traditional Greek music and dance in Kefalonia

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This is some of the most beautiful Greek traditional music and dance that I have seen. If anyone knows the name of the actual song and the type of dance, please let me know. I hope that one day I'll be able to visit the island and join in on one of the celebrations. I'm not even sure what they're celebrating, but it looks great. If anyone has more information on the video, I would love to know.

 
The song is Πω Πω Μαρία (Po Po Maria) and the dance looks like μπάλος κεφαλονιάς (kefalonian balos)

 
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This is one of my favorite ultra tradition Greek songs. My family claps at the "Maria" part... Love the traditional clothing, too!
 
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Greek_John87 said:
This is one of my favorite ultra tradition Greek songs. My family claps at the "Maria" part... Love the traditional clothing, too!
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One of my favorites as well! Its a classic and everyone knows it so they always get up and dance and sing along :)
 
ellinasgolfer0320 said:
The song is Πω Πω Μαρία (Po Po Maria) and the dance looks like μπάλος κεφαλονιάς (kefalonian balos)

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Does the Kefalonian Balos have similar steps as the Syrto or Kalamatiano? Looks similar as those two, but maybe just a little different. I always dance Kalamatiano to this.
 
k_tsoukalas said:
Does the Kefalonian Balos have similar steps as the Syrto or Kalamatiano? Looks similar as those two, but maybe just a little different. I always dance Kalamatiano to this.
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There are multiple dances in that video. The first dance looks like kalamatiano
 
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I grew up around traditional Greek music and seeing performances like this always brings back memories. If anyone’s feeling inspired to learn how to play some of these instruments or get into Greek music more seriously, I found some great music lessons at https://www.artmaster.com. They cover a bunch of styles, and it’s easy to follow along even if you’re starting fresh.
 
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