Horon Dances of the Turkish Black Sea
The Turkish region of Trabzon on the southwestern corner of the Black Sea is ethnically very diverse with Turkish, Greek, Laz, and Hemşin populations. They all share a common dance repertoire of which Horon is the most important. Horon is danced in a very rapid 7/8 (4 + 3) rhythm played by the Karadeniz Kemençe, a folk fiddle with a tuning very specific to the region,