I like to see myself as a bridge builder, that is me building bridges between people, between races, between cultures, between politics, trying to find common ground.
T.D. Jakes
This week's post will be short, as there were two great ethnic events in the area this past weekend. The first was the Springfield Massachusetts Glendi, a three-day festival of Greek music, dance, and food. Too bad I forgot to take a picture of the moussaka before I ate it. It was delicious.
Once my hunger was sated, I took a video of the dancers. I was traveling light and used my phone instead of the camera to take the video, so the sound quality wasn't great. You can hear it if you turn up the speakers to the highest setting.
Last year's video was much better because I used the camera. I was able to zoom in on the dancers performing a Pentozali and here you can REALLY hear the music.
There was also a Bulgarian event that I went to last Friday, and I remembered to bring the camera. Everyone got up and danced to Bulgarika, despite the fact that the Masonic Hall was very hot and sticky, and the only cooling devices were two large fans (no air conditioning.) Summer decided to come to New England in September. It was running late this year.
I will write more on Bulgarika in a future post. Bulgarika is currently on tour in the United States. They are a four person ensemble; two live in New York City and two traveled here from Bulgaria.
The dance is Sadi Moma, with vocals by Donka Koleva.
In another incarnation, Sadi Moma became the Free Software Song. By the way, the time signature is 7/8, very common in Bulgarian folk music, and in this song the rhythm is pineapple-apple-apple.
If you enjoyed this you may also like:
To Greece and Bulgaria and Back (in one weekend!)
Folklore, Food and Fun at Festivals
The "Flavors" of Greek Syrtos
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