US Army's fantastic rendition of the "Dance of Zalongo" (vid)
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
The U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band & Chorus decided to celebrate the bicentennial of the Greek War of Independence with a stunning rendition of the demotic (folklore) song "Dance of Zalongo".
As they wrote:
"Happy Independence Day, Greece!
We are thrilled to highlight the strong diplomatic relationship between Greece and the United States.
To commemorate this occasion, members of our Soldiers’ Chorus perform the Greek folk song “Dance of Zalongo".”
The event
The Dance of Zalongo refers to the mass suicide of women from Souli and their children during an invasion of Ottoman troops on December 16, 1803. The event is commemorated in Greece in the context of the Greek War of Independence. A number of 60 women were trapped near the village of Zalongo in Epirus, modern Greece, then Ottoman Empire and decided to turn towards the cliff's edge and die with their infants and children rather to submit to the Ottoman troops chasing them. According to tradition they did this one after the other while dancing and singing.
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