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Nisiotika (Greek: νησιώτικα, meaning "insular (songs)") are the songs and dances of the Aegean islands with a variety of styles.^[1] Outside of Greece, it is played in the diaspora in countries such as Turkey, Australia, the United States and elsewhere.

The lyre is the dominant folk instrument along with the laouto, violin, tsampouna, and souravli with widely varying Greek characteristics.

Representative musicians and performers of Nisiotika include: Mariza Koch, credited with reviving the field in the 1970s, Yiannis Parios, Domna Samiou and the Konitopoulos family (Giorgos and Vangelis Konitopoulos, Eirini, Nasia and Stella Konitopoulou).^[2]

There are also prominent elements of Cretan music on the Dodecanese Islands and Cyclades.

Notable artists

Composers:

Singers:

Folk dances

The Aegean Islands have a rich folk dance tradition. For example; syrtos, sousta and ballos.

Ballos
Ikariotikos
Kamara
Kalymnikos
Karavas of Naxos
Lerikos of Leros
Mihanikos
Parianos
Pentozalis
Pirgousikos of Chios
Pidikhtos
Rhoditikos
Sousta (Sousta Lerou, Sousta Tilou)
Syrtos (Syrtos Kythnou, Syrtos Serifou, Syrtos Naxou)
Trata

References

^ Martin, Andrew R.; Ph.D, Matthew Mihalka (2020-09-08). Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia [3 volumes]: A Global Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 602–603. ISBN 978-1-61069-499-5.
^ Glaros, Angela (2022). "Nisiotika: Music, Dances, and Bitter-Sweet Songs of the Aegean Islands by Gail Holst-Warhaft (review)". Journal of Modern Greek Studies. 40 (2): 481–483. doi:10.1353/mgs.2022.0035. ISSN 1086-3265.

External links

Musipedia: Νησιώτικα

[1] Martin, Andrew R.; Ph.D, Matthew Mihalka (2020-09-08). Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia [3 volumes]: A Global Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 602–603. ISBN 978-1-61069-499-5.

[2] Glaros, Angela (2022). "Nisiotika: Music, Dances, and Bitter-Sweet Songs of the Aegean Islands by Gail Holst-Warhaft (review)". Journal of Modern Greek Studies. 40 (2): 481–483. doi:10.1353/mgs.2022.0035. ISSN 1086-3265.

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+{{Short description|Music genre and type of dance}}
-{{Greekmusic}}
+{{Music of Greece}}
-'''Nisiotika''' ({{lang-el|νησιώτικα}}) is the name of the dances of [[Greek islands]] including a variety of Greek styles, played by [[ethnic Greeks]] in [[Greece]], [[Cyprus]], Australia, the United States and elsewhere.
+'''Nisiotika''' ({{lang-el|νησιώτικα}}, meaning "insular (songs)") are the songs and dances of the [[Aegean Islands|Aegean islands]] with a variety of styles.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Martin |first1=Andrew R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wvb2DwAAQBAJ |title=Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia [3 volumes]: A Global Encyclopedia |last2=Ph.D |first2=Matthew Mihalka |date=2020-09-08 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-61069-499-5 |pages=602–603 |language=en}}</ref> Outside of Greece, it is played in the [[Greek diaspora|diaspora]] in countries such as [[Turkey]], [[Greek Australians|Australia]], the [[Greek Americans|United States]] and elsewhere.
-Nisiotika, has a well known folk dance tradition, which comes from the [[Greek dances|dances]] of [[ancient Greece]] like: [[Syrtos]], [[Kalamatianos]] and [[Sousta]]. The [[Cretan lyra|lyre]] is the dominant folk instrument and other like [[klarino]], [[violin]], [[askomandoura]] with Greek characteristics vary widely. In the Aegean, the violin and the [[Cretan lyra]] are very widespread [[Greek musical instruments]].
+The [[Cretan lyra|lyre]] is the dominant [[Greek musical instruments|folk instrument]] along with the [[laouto]], [[violin]], [[tsampouna]], and [[souravli]] with widely varying Greek characteristics.
-Famous representative musicians and performers of Nisiotika include: [[Mariza Koch]] as credited with reviving the field in the 1970s, [[Yiannis Parios]], [[Domna Samiou]], the ''Konitopouloi family'': including Giorgos Konitopoulos, Vangelis Konitopoulos, Eirini Konitopolou, Nasia and Stella Konitopoulou and other.
+Representative musicians and performers of Nisiotika include: [[Mariza Koch]], credited with reviving the field in the 1970s, [[Yiannis Parios]], [[Domna Samiou]] and the Konitopoulos family (Giorgos and Vangelis Konitopoulos, Eirini, Nasia and Stella Konitopoulou).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Glaros |first=Angela |date=2022 |title=Nisiotika: Music, Dances, and Bitter-Sweet Songs of the Aegean Islands by Gail Holst-Warhaft (review) |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/866568 |journal=Journal of Modern Greek Studies |volume=40 |issue=2 |pages=481–483 |doi=10.1353/mgs.2022.0035 |issn=1086-3265}}</ref>
-There are also, prominent elements of [[Cretan music]] on the [[Dodecanese|Dodecanese Islands]] and [[Cyclades]].
+There are also prominent elements of [[Music of Crete|Cretan music]] on the [[Dodecanese|Dodecanese Islands]] and [[Cyclades]].
+==Notable artists==
+{{col-begin|width=80%}}
+{{col-4}}
+''Composers:''
+*[[Giorgos Konitopoulos]]
+*[[Vangelis Konitopoulos]]
+*[[Stathis Koukoularis]]
+*[[Yiannis Parios]]
+*[[Nikos Ikonomidis]]
+*[[Stamatis Hatzopoulos]]
+{{col-4}}
+''Singers:''
+*[[Glykeria]]
+*[[Vagelis konitopoulos]]
+*[[Stella Konitopoulou]]
+*[[Yiannis Parios]]
+*[[Domna Samiou]]
+*[[Mariza Koch]]
+*[[Nasia Konitopoulou]]
+{{col-end}}
+==Folk dances==
-'''Greek folk dances of Nisiotika include:'''
+[[File:Astypalaia goodbye Asty65.jpg|thumb|200px|Dancers from [[Astypalaia]]]]
+The [[Aegean Islands]] have a rich folk dance tradition. For example; [[syrtos]], [[sousta]] and [[ballos]].
-*[[Syrtos]]
-*[[Sousta]]
-*[[Kalamatianos]]
-*[[Kalamatiano]]
-*[[Ikariotikos]]
-*[[Pentozali]]
-*[[Lerikos]]
-*[[Amorgos|Amorgou]]
 *[[Ballos]]
+*[[Ikariotikos]]
-*[[Naxos (island)|Karavas]]
-*[[Paros|Parianos]]
+*[[Kamara (dance)|Kamara]]
-*[[Syrtos|Kythnou]]
-*[[Syrtos|Serifou]]
-*[[Syrtos|Naxou]]
-*[[Sousta|Sousta Lerou]]
-*[[Sousta|Sousta Tilou]]
-*[[Kamara]]
-*[[Panagia]]
-*[[Pidikhtos]]
 *[[Kalymnikos]]
+*[[Karavas (dance)|Karavas]] of [[Naxos]]
+*[[Lerikos]] of [[Leros]]
 *[[Mihanikos]]
-*[[Trata]]
+*[[Parianos]]
-*[[Ai Georgis]]
+*[[Pentozalis]]
+*[[Pirgousikos]] of [[Chios]]
+*[[Pidikhtos]]
+*[[Rhoditikos]]
-''Nisiotika'' is a significant aspect of [[Greek culture]], both within Greece and in the diaspora.
+*[[Sousta]] (Sousta [[Leros|Lerou]], Sousta [[Tilos|Tilou]])
+*[[Syrtos]] (Syrtos [[Kythnos|Kythnou]], Syrtos [[Serifos|Serifou]], Syrtos [[Naxos|Naxou]])
+*[[Trata (dance)|Trata]]
 ==See also==
-*[[Music of Greece]]
 *[[Greek folk music]]
 *[[Greek dances]]
+*[[Cretan music]]
+*[[Greek musical instruments]]
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+=== Further reading ===
+* {{Cite book |last=Holst-Warhaft |first=Gail |title=Nisiotika: music, dances, and bitter-sweet songs of the Aegean islands |publisher=Denise Harvey |year=2021 |isbn=9789607120441}}
-==References==
+==External links==
-*[http://www.musipedia.gr/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1 Musipedia: Νησιώτικα]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120401205637/http://www.musipedia.gr/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B1 Musipedia: Νησιώτικα]
 {{Greek dances}}
 {{Music of Southeastern Europe}}
+{{Music of Southeastern Europe (the Balkans)}}
-[[Category:Greek music]]
 [[Category:Greek dances]]
-[[Category:Greek culture]]
 [[Category:Greek words and phrases]]