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The Slovenian style polka in the United States of America came about when immigrants from Slovenia taught the old songs to their children. Those children, as adults, translated the old songs from Slovene into English, and arranged them in a polka beat. This began the oral tradition of Cleveland-style polka music.
In the minds of many foreigners, Slovenian folk music means a form of polka that is still popular today, especially among expatriates and their descendants. However, there are many styles of Slovenian folk music beyond polka and waltz. Kolo, lender, štajeriš, mafrine and šaltin are a few of the traditional music styles and dances.
Na Golici (German: Trompetenecho) is a Slovenian polka instrumental composed by Slavko Avsenik (1929-2015) and arranged by his brother Vilko Ovsenik (1928-2017, he used an older spelling of the family name).
The Vadnals were an American polka style music group. The Vadnals were assembled by the brothers with the surname Vadnal, they were Slovene immigrants in United States. Vadnals were mostly recognised by playing Slovenian style polka, which was popular in Cleveland and across the United States. The group was touring around the world during the ...
This is a list of notable Slovenian musical groups This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Music video Planica, Planica on YouTube " Planica, Planica " is a 1979 Slovenian polka song performed by Ansambel bratov Avsenik (Slavko Avsenik Und Seine Original Oberkrainer).
Atomik Harmonik is a turbo-folk music group ... Their debut single "Brizgalna Brizga" stayed at #1 in the Slovenian pop ... and their European hit "Turbo Polka", ...
Polka music and polka festivals are often described as "happy" and "joyful" by their organizers and participants. In their book Polka Happiness, Charles and Angeliki Keil describe the aspects of these "polka parties" that allow them to bring joy to people of all ages. A wide variety of people are accepted and people are encouraged to dance with ...