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Ahengu shkodran Urban /repertoire from Shkodër, Aksak ‘Limping’ asymmetrical rhythm (in Ottoman theory, specifically 2+2+2+3) Amanedes Greek-language ‘oriental’ urban genre/repertory Arabesk Turkish vocal genre with influences Ashiki Albanian songs of Ottoman provenance Baïdouska  and dance from Čalgiya Urban ensemble/repertory from the eastern , especially Cântarea României romanian National Song Festival: ‘Singing for ’ Bulgarian ethno-pop genre Çifteli Plucked two- from Albania and Kosovo Čoček Dance and musical genre associated espe- cially with Balkan Roma Copla Sephardic popular song similar to, but not identical with, the Spanish genre of the same name Daouli Large double-headed drum Doina Romanian traditional genre, highly orna- mented and in free rhythm Dromos Greek term for mode/makam (literally, ‘road’) Duge pjesme ‘Long songs’ associated especially with South Slav traditional Dvojka Serbian neo-folk genre Dvojnica Double flute found in the Balkans Echos A mode within the 8-mode system of Byzan- tine Entekhno laïko tragoudhi Popular art song developed in in the 1960s, combining popular musical idioms and sophisticated poetry Fanfara Brass ensemble from the Balkans Fasil Suite in Ottoman Floyera Traditional shepherd’s flute  from the Balkan region 670 glossary

Ganga Type of traditional singing from the Dinaric Alps Gazel Traditional vocal genre from One-string, bowed instrument used to accompany epic song Haiduk Outlaw or resistance fighter in the Balkans Greek (traditionally a ‘butcher’s dance’) Hore boiereşti Boyars’ [round dance] Horă lungă romanian long song Ilâhi Islamic devotional hymn Ison Drone used in Byzantine chant and traditional singing Greek Kângë kreshnikësh a lbanian epic songs, especially frontier warrior songs Kanûn Traditional plucked instrument (zither) Karsilama 9-beat couples dance from Asia Minor Kasida Islamic hymn of praise to the Prophet Traditional end-blown flute found in the and Balkans Kemânçe Traditional bowed spike found in the Middle East and the Balkans Klapa Traditional a capella ensemble / repertory from the Adriatic littoral Collective folk dance from the South Slav regions, especially and Bosnia Küdüm Pair of small hemispherical drums associated with Turkish classical music Lahuta Albanian, one-string bowed instrument (see gusle) Laïka Greek Lăutari Traditional instrumentalists in Romania Longa Traditional Balkan – Ottoman dance in 2/4 metre Makam System of modes and practices in Ottoman classical and semi-classical music (Arabic maqām) Mandilatos Couples dance performed at weddings, associated with Thrace Ethno-pop genre from Romania Mehterhâne Military in the Ottoman Empire Muzica lăutărească Urban popular music performed by professionals (usually Roma) in Romania