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Çiftetelli Chifteteli Tsiftetelli Dzivdedeghi 8|4

Chiftitelli 8/4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + | D   K T   K T   D   D   T       |     midi

Double stringed -  to move like a snake

Chiftitelli is a dance of Turkish origin, that is found in most of the territories and surroundings of the former Ottoman Empire. The violin used in this style of music influenced the name çifte-telli which means “double stringed” in the Turkish. The Çiftetelli appears in many variations in the folk music of Western and Central Turkey, where Roma and Greeks (especially in Thessaloniki, Serres and other Macedonian cities) have adopted the upbeat folk rhythms into oriental dancing. Often “tsifteteli” in Greece is used to mean belly dance. Chiftitelli is in 4/4 time and has a phrase of two measures, but is a rhythm played slowly compared to the Beledi. Along with belly dancing, it can be found in Turkish music as a couples dance. It is usually played slowly and with a variety of fills. The Arabic-speakers call the chiftitelli rhythm “wahad e noss” or “dar e noss” ( “1 & 1/2″ or “hit & 1/2″), noss means ‘half’ in Arabic.