Robert Frost
This can be a source of confusion sometimes, when one country's music sounds like another's. Since I enjoy writing about confusion and Balkan dance it was time for another post on that topic.
Serbian music is usually associated with the accordion (some people find this an instrument of torture but the Serbs love it). Croatian music is usually associated with the tamburitza orchestra. The tamburitza orchestra includes a number of string instruments that give it its distinctive sound.
One thing I noticed is that Croatian kolo tends to start to the left and Serbian to the right.
Although most people associate tamburitza music with Croatia, it is also popular in Vojvodina, an autonomous province in Serbia.
The first example is the dance Rokoko Kolo.
Video #2 is the dance Keleruj ,also from Vojvodina, Srem district. This is a performance of a school group. Notice the Hungarian flag in the background. There is a significant Hungarian minority in Vojvodina. It's the most diverse region in Serbia.
Vojvodina was ruled in turn by Romans, Slavs, Ottoman Turks, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When the Austrian Empire broke up in 1918, parts of it became a part of Yugoslavia, a country that no longer exists. After the Yugoslav wars, it split into different countries.
If you enjoyed this you may also like:
The "Flavors" of Serbian Kolo
The "Flavors" of Croatian Kolo
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