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Originally Posted by Reen.Blom
Oh so Greek Tsifteteli does not use 8/4 Arabian rythm of the same name? Now this is confusing....
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It does, but seldom. It mainly uses Arabian 4/4 rhythms (mainly Maqsoum) and also 2/4 rhythms (mainly Malfouf). But the name Chifteteli is Turkish anyway and it means "two strings". In Greek we don't have "ch", that's why we made "ts" out of it and we call it "Tsifteteli".
By the way Samsied, which Chifteteli are you referring to? The Turkish one?