The importance of traditional dance music in asserting the cultural identity of the Greeks from Dobrogea
The importance of traditional dance music in asserting the cultural identity of the Greeks from Dobrogea

Summary/Abstract: Dobrogea, the oldest province in all Romanian lands , is a unique ethnocultural landscape, characterized by the original contributions of each ethnic community. The variety of cultural identities results, on the one hand, from the continuity of the Romanian local element and, on the other hand, from the existence of minority groups. In the context of territorial proximity, cultural exchanges took place that determined in time a process of acculturation, but also the formation of distinctive frames of manifestation of each ethnic group. The existence of this ethnocultural mosaic determined the creation of close ties between Romanians and the mother nations of these nationalities, an aspect that determines the enrichment of Romanian cultures as a whole. For the Greeks from Dobrogea, dance music is an important part of the traditional music repertoire. The dance connects the participants with the community to which they belong, as well as asserting a strong cultural identity in the Dobrogean allogeneic space.

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