Καλλιτεχνικός Σύλλογος Δημοτικής Μουσικής Δόμνα Σαμίου

Dance with erotic couplets, danced face to face and unattached, to a 9/8 rhythm (2+24-2+3). Widespread and much-loved in Western Macedonia, especially in Kozani and Siatista. It is usually played as an instrumental tune by the brass-based traditional Macedonian ensemble (clarinet, cornet, trombone, percussion). It is very popular during feasts that involve disguise (Christmas 12days, Carnival) and at the climax of every joyous celebration, as it gives the dancers a lot of scope for improvisation. The dance is known most commonly as the enteka (eleven), an enigmatic name for which two explanations have been proposed: that it was the eleventh song on a particular band’s programme or that, back when there was an 11 o’clock curfew, it was the dance which brought the night’s festivities to a close.

Miranda Terzopoulou (2018)

Studio recording, 1979.