Saturday, September 19, 2020

Trip to Vojvodina, Serbia's little Hungary...

 Lets start a tour around the country, starting in the north:

Vojvodina was a previously Hungarian occupied region. The Serbs call this music ‘Hungarian music’. This following dance is funny as well as interesting for me, as I can hear Hungarian elements as well as similarities to German folk music – with little twists of Romanian harmonic progressions at the end of phrases.

If you feel like a little tour of the area, check this out:


Whilst in Vojvodina, lets pop by Novi Sad, which will be Culture capital in 2021. We are first taking part in a little City Tour:

Whilst in the area, we definitely need to check out the local music. The Romani Band Earth-Wheel-Sky is based in Novi Sad. Their performance of Chaje Shukrarije is rather different from other interpretations:

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