Ethnic Dance Music in Indiana
Ethnic Dance Music in Northern Indiana
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Musica Nortena
October 11, 1986. Gran Baile. Sunset Hall, Fort Wayne.
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Los Casadores (Marion)
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Los Gorionceros (Fort Wayne)
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Tamburitza Bands
November 8, 1986. Drina Orchestra (Schererville) strolling at the Old Mill Restaurant.
- kolo
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March 26, 1987. Star Serenaders (Hammond) perform at the Golden Shell restaurant in southeast Chicago, and April 24, 1987 at Marvin's in Highland, Indiana.
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at Marvins
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Balkan Music
November 1, 1986. Bill Skimos Orchestra (Fort Wayne) plays at the Macedonian Ball in Fort Wayne.
- horo
- syrtos
April 19, 1987. Balkanske Igre (Chicago) play for a folk dance performance by the Macedonian Youth Organization Folk Dancers (Gary) at SS Peter & Paul Macedonian Orthodox Church. Pelister (Waukegan, Illinois) play for social dancing after the performance.
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Ljupco Milenkovski with John Parrish
(bass drum)
- Macedonian horo with kaval
- Macedonian folk dance
- Macedonian horo with guida
March 1, 1987. Orchestra Balkan (Gary) play for dancing at SS Peter & Paul Macedonian Church.
- unnamed syrtos (in 7/8)
- unnamed kolo (in 2/4)
May 24, 1987. United Serbs (Chicago) play for a dance at St. Elijah's Serbian Orthodox Church in Crown Point. The dance followed afternoon performances by several youth folk dance groups.
- Chicago Kolo
Other Ethnicities, Other Artists
April 20, 1987. Jerry Kurdys Polka Party (South Bend) Dyngus Day in South Bend, celebrated in a tavern with music and, dancing broadcast live on WAMJ from Mike Berta's Place at 10am.
April 24, 1987. Neo Kyma (New Wave) (Addison, Illinois) play for social dancing at a folk dance festival at SS Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Merrillville.