Music of Macedonia (Greece)

Music of Greece

General topics
Ancient music Byzantine music Opera Greek musical system Greek musical instruments Greek dances Worldwide
Genres
Church music (Byzantine) Classical music Ionian School Greek folk Laïko Rock Hip Hop Punk Greek New Wave (Neo kyma)
Specific forms
Contemporary Entehno Nisiotika Rebetiko Skiladiko
Media and performance
Music awards	Arion Awards MAD Video Music Awards Pop Corn Music Awards
Music charts	Greek Albums Chart Foreign Albums Chart Singles Chart
Music festivals	Athens Festival Epidaurus Festival Olympus Festival Thessaloniki Song Festival
Music media	Difono MAD TV (MAD World, Blue) MTV Greece
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem	"Hymn to Liberty"
Regional music
Related areas	Cyprus, Pontus, Constantinople, South Italy
Regional styles	Aegean Islands Central Greece Crete Epirus (polyphonic song) Ionian Islands Macedonia Peloponnese Thessaly Thrace

The music of Macedonia is the music of the Greek geographic region of Macedonia, which is a part of the music of whole region of Macedonia. Folk dances in Macedonia include the Makedonia, hasapiko, leventikos, zeibekiko, zonaradiko, endeka Kozanis, samarinas, stankena, akritikos, baidouska, Macedonikos antikristos, mikri Eleni, partalos, kleftikos Makedonikos, mpougatsas, kastorianos, tromakton, o Nikolos, antikrystos, sirtos Macedonias and Kapitan Louka. There are also folk songs which make references to the Macedonian Struggle), while it is notable the use of trumpets and koudounia.

Overview

Folk dances in the Macedonian region of Greece include:

Music of Eastern and Southeastern Europe

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¹ Transcontinental country. ² Considered to be completely in Southwest Asia but having socio-political connections with Europe.

Music of Macedonia

Greek Dances	Akritikos Baidouska Endeka Kozanis Gerontikos Kastorianos Leventikos Makedonia (dance) Makedonikos antikristos Makrinitsa dance Mpougatsas O Nikolos Poustseno Sirtos Macedonias Stamoulo Suleiman Aga (dance) Kapitan Louka Thomai

Greek Songs	Makedonia Ksakousti (Famous Makedonia)

Macedonia (Greece)

People	Ancient Macedonians List of ancient Macedonians Greek Macedonians List of Greek Macedonians Jews of Thessaloniki Slavic speakers of Greek Macedonia Macedonian Bulgarians

History	Macedonia (ancient kingdom) Achaemenid Macedonia List of kings of Macedon Wars of Alexander the Great Wars of the Diadochi Macedonian Wars Roman province of Macedonia Diocese of Macedonia Theme of Thessalonica Theme of Strymon Byzantine–Bulgarian wars Sack of Thessalonica (1185) Kingdom of Thessalonica Byzantine civil war of 1321–28 Zealots of Thessalonica Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Siege of Thessalonica (1422–30) Ottoman Greece Greek War of Independence Greek Struggle for Macedonia (Hellenic Macedonian Committee) Balkan Wars Macedonian front Provisional Government of National Defence Axis occupation Greek Civil War Macedonia naming dispute

Major cities	Thessaloniki Veria Katerini Serres Kavala Kastoria Drama Naousa

Administration	Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace Decentralized Administration of Epirus and West Macedonia Western Macedonia Central Macedonia Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Ministry for Macedonia and Thrace

Monuments	Amphipolis (Kasta Tomb) Dion Mount Athos Mieza Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki Pella Philippi Platamon Castle Vergina

Culture	Vergina Sun Flag Music Cuisine

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