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Ojkanje Singing
Ojkanje is a tradition of polyphonic folk singing in Croatia, characteristic for the regions of the Dalmatian hinterland, Velebit, Lika, Kordun, and Karlovac. As described in ''The Harvard Dictionary of Music'': "The ojkanje is a particular style of singing melisma with a sharp and prolonged shaking of the voice on the syllables ''oj'' or ''hoj.''" According to experts, ojkanje is a remnant of pre-Slavic Illyrian singing from the area of ancient Dalmatia (today's Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro). In 2010, it was inscribed as Ojkanje singing in UNESCOs List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. Geographical extent Historically, ojkanje is found in the regions of the Dalmatian hinterland, Velebit, Lika, Kordun, and Karlovac, belonging to the Dinaric area, along with several neighbouring micro-regions. Dalmatian hinterland area is considered as main home of the ojkanje style and from there was expanded to other parts of Croatia. Migrations fr ...
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Izvika ( sr-cyr, извика), Naglas (наглас) or Kajda (кајда) is a traditional polyphonic folk singing in southwestern Serbia, in the Zlatibor region (Užice), although similar styles are also found in Vlasotince Vlasotince ( sr-cyr, Власотинце) is a town and municipality located in Jablanica District of southern Serbia. As of 2011, the municipality has 29,669 inhabitants, while the town itself has a population of 15,830 inhabitants. History Acc ... and other parts of the country. It is sung in a duet. A folk dance, ''sakajdo'', accompanies the singing. See also * Ojkanje References Sources * * * External links * * *{{dead link, date=April 2017 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes Serbian folk music Polyphonic singing ...
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