International Folklore Groups and Contacts

The Yahoo World Folklore E-mail Group has a large number of members from all over the planet, many of whom are looking for contacts for festivals - a kind of International Folklore Dating Agency. Worth a try, but use the digest mode if you don't want to be swamped with email. The 120+ links below are a summary of the groups and people in the Group. The list will be sorted out soon, when I get time.
  1. New York based. "Barynya" - Traditional Russian dance and music ensemble
  2. Nepal, 3rd International Folk Festival, 2006 - Everest Nepal Cultural Group
  3. Macedonia. "Skopje" - Ensemble of Folk dances and Songs. {CIOFF}
  4. Portugal. "Tocandar" - percussion group - lots of drums!
  5. Portugal. Folklore Groups by Region - a useful clickmap. See also the rest of the portal to Portugese folklore
  6. Italy. Ethnosuoni - Italian folk groups and music. EthnoSuoni also organizes a number of folk festivals in Italy, the bigger one of these being Folkermesse. This festival takes place every year from May to September in more than 30 towns and villages in Piedmont (north-western Italy). In 2003 Folkermesse celebrated its 20th anniversary.
  7. World Music Central
  8. Finland. The Finnish dance server
  9. Sweden. The Swedish Dance Server
  10. Austria. The Austrian Dance server.
  11. Germany. Dancing in Germany.
  12. Europe. Dancing in Europe.
  13. Sweden. Swedish Traditional Music
  14. Netherlands. Folk Dancing in the Netherlands
  15. Sweden. Swedish Traditional Music
  16. Poland. Polish Folk Resources
  17. Belgium. "Vitrifolk"Groupe de danses folkloriques de VITRIVAL (Belgique)
  18. Vitrifolk. Groupes de danses folkloriques
  19. Vitrifolk. Groupes des Pays-Bas
  20. Portugal. Portuguese Bagpipe SocietyAssociao Gaita-de-Foles
  21. Netherlands. Federatie van Folkloristische Groepen in Nederland and see the groups list and a clickmap
  22. France. Le Page Trad - Plein de ressources consacres aux musiques et aux danses traditionnelles !
  23. France. Musictrad - Bienvenue sur Musictrad, Le serveur des Musiques Traditionnelles en France !
  24. Belgium. Le Canard Folk - Musiques et danses traditionnelles en Belgique. But they don't mention my favourite Belgium group - Lais!
  25. Portugal. A Barca dos Castios - folk group
  26. Turkhoy
  27. Portugal. Grupo Etnogrfico de Lorvo - Beira Litoral - Portugal
  28. Portugal. Federao do Folclore Portugus
  29. Portugal. FOLCLORE DE PORTUGAL - O Portal do Folclore Portugus
  30. Turkey. SMHOTER - SUMHOTER FOLKDANCE GROUP
  31. USA & Ireland. JigTime International - Slices of life, Bluegrass, Americana and Irish Traditional Music from Ireland and the USA
  32. Bulgaria. Ivanka Ivanova - folk singer and musician
  33. Chile & Latin America. Conjunto Folclorico Danzamerica - Santiago dance group
  34. Punjab Cultural Promotion Council
  35. Slovakia. folklore ensemble Jnosk - Svit, Tartra Mountains. Other Slovakian groups:
  36. Serbia. "Dimitrije Tucovic" - a large group. Serbian Cultural Association
  37. Russia. Information Music Portal 'the Heather' Folk music in Moscow, St Petersburg and other cities. Try the translation!
  38. Italy. I Gioppini di Bergamo - folklore group. See also here.
  39. Romanian. Maria & Marius Ursu - Folk dance professors. See The folkloric ensemble "Doina Timisului" and Banatfolk
  40. India. Nrityanjali Academy - Hyderabad
  41. Turkey. Harman Folk - youth club. Istanbul. {alt. Harman Folk} See links to various Turkish Folklore Festivals.
  42. Balkan, Greek & West Asian Folkdance - MP3 (free) music Library. From: the Balkans, Middle East (Anatolia), Bulgaria, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Albania, Romania, Kurdistan, the Roma (Gypsy dances), Hungary, Cyprus, Serbia. See also their list of folk music links.
  43. USA, New York. Kittarina - middle eastern belly dancer. Her site has links to other (USA) belly dancers. See also Pure - is a collective of dancers and drummers who take music and dance out into the streets for the purposes of healing and peace. Alina
  44. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Olovo - Bosnian Cultural Union
  45. Turkey, Izmir. Izmir Turizm Folklore Youth Club
  46. Balkans. Balkan Folk - links to Balkan folk groups across the world, USA to Israel to UK.
  47. Syria. Shadi Fauzi - Oud musician.
  48. India, western Orissa. ASGP - Adibasi Sanskruti Gabesana Parishad. Tribal folk art and folklore. A research organization to facilitate and promote the indigenous tribal culture and education of the natives in Sinapali, located in Nuapada district (erstwhile Kalahandi).
  49. Argentina, Buenos Aires. Sur Adentro - duo of Maria Valeria Palermo and Pablo Rosello. See also Folklore Club
  50. Serbia, Valjevo. Abrasevic
  51. Argentina. Los Peregrinos - folk music group.
  52. Algeria. Noudjoum Eddiwan :: Musique - folk group.
  53. Serbia, Yugoslavia Abrasevic - Folk Dance Ensemble, Valjevo
  54. Turkey, Istanbul Anadolu Folk Toplulugu - Anatolian Folk Group
  55. Spain, Mallorca Escola de Msica i Danses de Mallorca
  56. New York, Russian folk ensemble "Barynya"
  57. India, Bengal, Babukishan aka Krishnendu Das - Babu, individual musician, singer. Bengali Baul style.
  58. USA Bringham Young University International Folk Dance Club
  59. Slovakia, Banska Bystrica Bystrina Folklore Ensemble - Folklore group
  60. Canada, Toronto. Chi Ping Dance Group
  61. Croatia, Zagreb. CROATIA, Folklorni Ansambl - Folklore Group
  62. Romania, Iasi. Doina Capatilor - Folklore Ensemble
  63. Slovakia, Bratislava.Doina Timisului - Folklore Ensemble, on the Danube
  64. Slovakia, Trencin. Druzba - Folklore Ensemble. See their links page for other Trencin region children's and adult folklore groups.
  65. Greece, Elassona, . L.A.E.E. - Laografiki Archeologiki Eteria Elassonas. Elassona is 40km from Larissa, Thessaly, central Greece
  66. France, Romans/Isere. Empi & Riaume - Ensemble Folklorique. Annual festival at the beginning of July
  67. Lithuania, Vilnius. "VINGIS"- Lithuanian folk dance group's of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
  68. Finland, Kangasala near Tampere. Kansantanssiryhmä Intikka - Folkdance Group Intikka traditional Finnish folkdances and songs. See the additional links page for more Finnish Groups
  69. Bulgaria, Gorna Oryahovitsa. Sider Voivoda - Folklore Company
  70. Croatia, Zagreb. Folklorni ansambl "Zagreb-Markovac"
  71. Australia, Sydney. Greek Folk Dance Group in Sydney Australia - Greek Folk Dances, Workshops, Seminars on Music, Regional Costume and Greek Folk Dance
  72. Puerto Rico, Manati. Guamanique, Ballet Folklorico {site hijacked!}
  73. Mexico, Guenda Nabani, Folk Dance Company
  74. Cyprus (North), Lefkosa, HASDER - Folk Arts Association -
  75. HOY-TUR - Turkish Folk Dance Ensemble - static site with email only
  76. UK based. The Heritage of Punjab - Bhangra Dancers
  77. Slovakia, Hrinova. Hriovan - Folklore ensemble - Hriov and surrounding villages - Podpolanie, Middle Slovakia
  78. Turkey, Izmir. IFD - Izmir Folklor Genclik ve spor kulubu
  79. USA, St Louis IFDA - International Folk Dance Association of University City
  80. Israel, Tel Aviv, Rokdim and a video of the Dances! with online dance instructions: English version
  81. Argentina, Rosario - Santa FeSchool of TangoGuillermo y Mercedes
  82. Canada based Polish Group - Iskry, Polish Folk Dance Ensemble See Links to other Polish dancers around the world
  83. Turkey, Istanbul - Istanbul Cagdas Turizm Folklor Dernegi
  84. Turkey, Istanbul - Istanbul Turquoise Tourism Folklore Assosiation
  85. Slovakia, Svit - Janosik Svit, Folk Ensemble and a linky page!
  86. Macedonia, Kriva Palanka - Karposh, Folk Ensemble
  87. Turkish, Belgium, Antwerp - Kavak, a folk dance group
  88. Serbia, Pancevo - KUD ABRASEVIC
  89. Norway, Oslo - Kitka, International Folk Dance Group
  90. Israel Kramim, Israeli Folk Dance Ensemble
  91. Spain, Vigo - Lembranzas Galegas, Agrupacin Folclrica
  92. Portugal, Coimbra - Lorvo, Grupo Etnogrfico
  93. Romania, Timisoara - Marius Ursu, Romanian Master Choreographer
  94. Israel, Jerusalem - Mechola, Jerusalem Dance Company
  95. Peru, Lima - Mi Peru, The Center of Investigation of Native Art
  96. Peru, Arequipa - Mosoc Nina, Group of Dances
  97. Serbia, Belgrade - Nikola Tesla, Artistic Association
  98. India, Andhra Pradesh - Nrityanjali Academy, Folk dance group
  99. Slovakia, Detva - Podpolanec
  100. Poland, Chicago, USA - Polonia - Polish Folk Dance Ensemble
  101. Canada, Montréal, Québec - Reel & Macadam, l'ensemble folklorique
  102. Turkey, Izmir - SUMHOTER Folkdance Group
  103. Italy, Sicily, Licata - San Paolo, Organizzato dal Gruppo Folk Tripod site, you could try the Directory>Musica>Folk e Etnica
  104. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo - Saobraajac, Amateur Cultural-Artistic Group
  105. Italy, Latina - Sbandieratori Ducato Caetani Citta' di Sermoneta, Association - Flags-Hurling + Band
  106. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo - Seljo, Academic Ensemble of Traditional Folk Dances and Songs
  107. Bulgaria, Gorna Oriachavitza - Sider Voivoda
  108. Turkey, Ankara - Tufak, Tourism Folklore Research Center
  109. Portugal, Marinha Grande - Tocándar, Percussion Group
  110. Slovakia, Trenèín - Trencan, the Folk Ensemble Linky could be useful!
  111. Germany, NW - Volkstanzgruppe Benthullen-Harbern
  112. Slovakia, Podpolanie - Vrcharik - Child folklore group
  113. Belgian, Westvlaams Volkskunstensemble Die Rooselaer
  114. USA, Jersey City - Yallah Dance Inc. - A Bellydance Company
  115. Netherlands, Amsterdam - Zajednica, Dance House
  116. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo - Zeljeznicar
  117. London, Ealing - Zywiec, Polish Folk Song & Dance Group
  118. Turkey - B.H.E.M - Folk Dance Club
  119. http://members.aol.com/fdccpub/fdscene.html
  120. http://users.stans.net/gplazyk/morris/ravens.html
  121. http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=morris