Čoček
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Čoček (Template:Langx; Serbian and Template:Langx, Template:Small čoček; Template:Langx; Romanian: sistemul; Greek: Tsifteteli) is a musical genre and dance that emerged in the Balkans during the early 19th century. It features prominently in the repertoire of many Romani brass bands.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Čoček originated from Ottoman military bands, which at that time were scattered across the region, mostly throughout Serbia, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Romania. That led to the eventual segmentation and wide range of ethnic sub-styles in čoček. Čoček was handed down through the generations, preserved mostly by Roma minorities, and was largely practiced at village weddings and banquets.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Čoček is especially popular among the Muslim Roma and Albanian populations of Kosovo, South Serbia and Macedonia.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> When Tanec first came to America in 1956, they performed čoček as a Muslim woman's dance, "Kjupurlika" from Titov Veles.
The kyuchek, as a common musical form in the Balkans (primarily Bulgaria and North Macedonia), is typically a dance with a Template:Music time signature; two variant forms have the beats divided 2-2-2-3 and 2-2-3-2. (This latter meter is sometimes referred to as "gypsy 9".) Roma musicians living in areas of the former Yugoslavia have broadened the form to include variations in Template:Music and Template:Music.
In the international folk dance community, čoček is danced to many melodies. Dances in the čoček genre include Jeni Jol and Sa Sa.<ref>Jeni Jol, Yeni Yol, (1*), Rumelaj (S**)- North Macedonia, Turkey</ref>
Jazz composer and musician Dave Brubeck was influenced by čoček-type tempos. For example, "Blue Rondo à la Turk", from the Time Out album, was written following a Template:Music and Template:Music pattern.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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