Hi Maria! I have a question about Greek Chifteteli.
I recently downloaded two songs from emusic that said they were chifteteli that were from compilations of Greek dance music. Neither seemed to have the rythm I learned from American teachers as chiftiteli. That didn't entirely surprise me, since I know we have a tendacy to name a specific rhythm after a broader style of music (like we do with Beledi for example). The two songs I heard just seemed do different than I would have expected--they were fast songs, the main sound seemed to be a string instrument, etc. I really liked one of these songs and can imagine that someone might enjoy dancing to it! Does the rhythm we refer to as "chiftiteli" have any connection to Greek chiftiteli music? Does the music I described sound like chiftiteli music (I know sometimes things are mislabled)?
--Sam
