Mazurka

Summary

Mazurka names a family of dance-derived musical practices and an influential concert genre, with roots in Polish mazur-group dances. The mazur, kujawiak and oberek are related but differentiated by tempo, accent, character and movement. International use of mazurka has broadened the name further, so one label can point to village dancing, a piano composition or an adopted social-dance repertoire elsewhere. The useful starting point is that relationship between local dance knowledge and later musical adaptation, not the assumption that all mazurkas share one exact rhythm or emotional mood.

Contemporary and trending

Mazur-group dances continue through Polish community practice, teaching, festivals and revival, while composed piano mazurkas remain active in concert and study. The wider European bal-folk scene has also developed its own social conventions around the name. These are overlapping but distinct contemporary worlds. A highly flexible piano interpretation is not necessarily useful accompaniment for a local dance, and a modern folk-dance version need not reproduce a nineteenth-century salon. Recognizing these differences makes it possible to value continuing adaptation without presenting every current performance as an unchanged survival of one original practice.

History

Regional Polish couple dances circulated through village life, courts, urban entertainment and print before gaining international visibility. The differentiation of mazur, kujawiak and oberek reflects changing local and social contexts rather than three unrelated inventions. Nineteenth-century composers, most famously Chopin, transformed dance materials into works with substantial harmonic and formal individuality. Later movement across Europe and the Americas produced additional adopted repertories. The history therefore contains both local bodily knowledge and authored musical imagination; reducing it to Chopin alone obscures the dancers and musicians whose practices supplied its recognizable rhythmic language.

Musical characteristics

Triple meter is central, but accent and phrase shape distinguish the music from a generic waltz. A stress late in the measure, a dotted figure or a change of articulation can redirect the dance's feeling. Rural ensembles may use fiddle, bass and other regional instruments, while a piano mazurka can transform the same dance associations through harmony, rubato and texture. Listen for how a repeated melodic figure changes weight and direction rather than merely counting three beats. The slower kujawiak and more vigorous oberek offer contrasting references within the related family, not fixed tempos that explain every performance.

Geography and communities

Central Polish dance landscapes deserve coherent coverage across villages, smaller towns and revival networks, rather than one small peak at Warsaw or a composer's birthplace. Broader Poland supplies a national recognition and performance world. Separate contemporary bal-folk adoption in western Europe and established regional adaptations overseas belong to different degrees of affinity. The first map prioritizes the Polish landscape with a lighter European social-dance field; later editors can refine additional adopted traditions without making every place where Chopin is studied equally dense in mazurka participation. Geographic intensity here illustrates cultural connection, not piano-examination enrollment.

Artists

Frédéric Chopin is indispensable for the concert mazurka, while Karol Szymanowski provides a later compositional perspective. Traditional musicians and dance teachers in central Polish communities are equally necessary references for understanding the underlying forms. Archival or revival performances identified by locality make the difference between mazur, kujawiak and oberek more concrete than a composer list alone. Compare a village dance example with a piano setting: melodic accent may remain recognizable even as harmony and timing create a different artistic structure. Neither is merely a failed approximation of the other.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile

Repertoire	Field use	Notes
traditional	regional	Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.

MuGlobe representative performances

Artist	Performance / song / title	Embedded player URL	Notes	Repertoire kind	Repertoire date	Recording date	Format	Opening	Places	Fit	Evidence	Review note	MuGlobe favorite	Current hit	Authentic
Janusz Prusinowski Kompania	Kujawiak–Mazurka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/NIDya8hNuPw	The ensemble’s publication demonstrates the Polish dance-family context of mazurka, emphasizing shared rhythmic practice beyond the solo-piano concert repertoire.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.	false	false	false
Jan Gaca and friends	All the World’s Mazurkas festival — performance 3	https://www.youtube.com/embed/v3UDk-DGhjA	The festival’s own record presents a village musician with friends and pupils, a valuable intergenerational dance-music counterpart to the modern band.	traditional	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.	false	false	false
Eric Lu	Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4	https://www.youtube.com/embed/xW-Vb615l7Q	The Chopin Institute’s competition performance represents the piano-concert transformation of mazurka, deliberately complementing the Polish dance-ensemble recordings.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.	false	false	false
Dominica Eyckmans	Mazurka Chopin, Live during the MiaHesse-'performance' in Rees, june 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/YA6Kqe025-0	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Dominica Eyckmans. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-06. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity. Video publication: 2026-10-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-06	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Dominica Eyckmans. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-06. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity.	false	false	false
CLARABAL; Claraschein; Jacob F. Meussling	Live-Video CLARABAL - Minuten-Mazurka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/seiganr6uCc	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: CLARABALfolk. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. Actual Minuten-Mazurka performance at Boombal2026; violin and electric guitar credited by primary group. Video publication: 2026-10-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:Belgium	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: CLARABALfolk. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. Actual Minuten-Mazurka performance at Boombal2026; violin and electric guitar credited by primary group.	false	false	false
Tęskno	Tęskno - mazurek	https://www.youtube.com/embed/w1oaNub2VaI	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: muzykazakorzeniona. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. Distinct substantial mazurek performances with different lengths in the primary DEBIUTY series; no full same-event concert imported. Video publication: 2026-10-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: muzykazakorzeniona. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. Distinct substantial mazurek performances with different lengths in the primary DEBIUTY series; no full same-event concert imported.	false	false	false
Tęskno	Tęskno - mazurek	https://www.youtube.com/embed/YHX1PdQ-QwM	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: muzykazakorzeniona. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. Distinct substantial mazurek performances with different lengths in the primary DEBIUTY series; no full same-event concert imported. Video publication: 2026-10-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: muzykazakorzeniona. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. Distinct substantial mazurek performances with different lengths in the primary DEBIUTY series; no full same-event concert imported.	false	false	false
Władysław Podoszek i jego Orkiestra	🇵🇱 Staroswiecki Mazur (Oldtimers Mazurka) · Wladyslaw Podoszek i jego Orkiestra · 1931 · Remastered	https://www.youtube.com/embed/tK-aLjbV2SY	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Time Travelers United. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1931. Historical identified orchestral mazur remaster;2026 upload is not a new session. Video publication: 2026-10-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	1931	audio	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Time Travelers United. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1931. Historical identified orchestral mazur remaster;2026 upload is not a new session.	false	false	false
Josu de Solaun	Mazurka in A Minor, KK IIb/4, A Notre Temps. Allegretto	https://www.youtube.com/embed/gZr3wUXRX5w	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Josu de Solaun - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-09-25; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Primary Naxos/IBS distributor explicitly distinguishes Associated Performer Josu de Solaun from composer Frédéric Chopin;2026 release not assumed as session. Video publication: 2026-09-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Josu de Solaun - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-09-25; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Primary Naxos/IBS distributor explicitly distinguishes Associated Performer Josu de Solaun from composer Frédéric Chopin;2026 release not assumed as session.	false	false	false
Josu de Solaun	Mazurka in D Major, B71 (revised version of B31)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/3UpEWRCbOJo	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Josu de Solaun - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-09-25; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Primary Naxos/IBS distributor explicitly distinguishes Associated Performer Josu de Solaun from composer Frédéric Chopin;2026 release not assumed as session. Video publication: 2026-09-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Josu de Solaun - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-09-25; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Primary Naxos/IBS distributor explicitly distinguishes Associated Performer Josu de Solaun from composer Frédéric Chopin;2026 release not assumed as session.	false	false	false
Trio Dhoore	Flashback | Mazurka – Trio Dhoore | Bal Digital	https://www.youtube.com/embed/viLOC_dcH7Y	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Frisse Folk. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Od & Sara mazurka, Hartwin/Koen/Ward Dhoore performing; COVID-period Bal Digital archive republished2026, dancers not extra music credits. Video publication: 2026-09-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Belgium	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Frisse Folk. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Od & Sara mazurka, Hartwin/Koen/Ward Dhoore performing; COVID-period Bal Digital archive republished2026, dancers not extra music credits.	false	false	false
Boccadoro; Anna Gioria; Viola Innocenti	Boccadoro - Mazurka Live at Boombal Festival 2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/SELERjqQhSI	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Boccadoro. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. Primary band’s actual Boombal mazurka, named violin/viola/voices; festival location used as documented balfolk context. Video publication: 2026-09-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026	live	unknown	country:Belgium	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Boccadoro. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. Primary band’s actual Boombal mazurka, named violin/viola/voices; festival location used as documented balfolk context.	false	false	false
Cory Johnston	Chopin Mazurkas, op. 6, nos. 3 & 4 - Cory Johnston, Piano	https://www.youtube.com/embed/BpgQj3NQ6Ds	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: BruceAdamsMusic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Chopin Op.6 Nos3/4 at2024–25 Winter Recital; source gives an interval, not an exact2026 session. Piano teacher Bruce Adams is publisher/teacher, not this pianist. Video publication: 2026-08-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: BruceAdamsMusic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Chopin Op.6 Nos3/4 at2024–25 Winter Recital; source gives an interval, not an exact2026 session. Piano teacher Bruce Adams is publisher/teacher, not this pianist.	false	false	false
Khatia Buniatishvili	Khatia Buniatishvili - Chopin: Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17 No. 4	https://www.youtube.com/embed/tyTjMBR3w8I	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Alice Margarida. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity. Video publication: 2026-08-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Alice Margarida. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity.	false	false	false
Jefferson Lin	Chopin Mazurka Op. posth. in A Minor "Notre temps", played by Jefferson Lin	https://www.youtube.com/embed/7f1XyNBjj98	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Jefferson Lin. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity. Video publication: 2026-08-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Jefferson Lin. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity.	false	false	false
Les Bottines Artistiques; Pavel Souvandjiev; Guus Herremans	Remembering | Mazurka II – Les Bottines Artistiques | Bal Digital	https://www.youtube.com/embed/g3eBihji9rQ	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Frisse Folk. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct named Mazurka Guus from the same historical Bal Digital project, not another upload of Bulgarska Mazurka; full concert not also imported. Video publication: 2026-08-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Belgium	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Frisse Folk. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distinct named Mazurka Guus from the same historical Bal Digital project, not another upload of Bulgarska Mazurka; full concert not also imported.	false	false	false
Jefferson Lin	Chopin Mazurka Op. 68 No. 4, played by Jefferson Lin	https://www.youtube.com/embed/QVQHruxMcfU	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Jefferson Lin. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity. Video publication: 2026-08-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Jefferson Lin. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity.	false	false	false
Illya Zozulya	Chopin Mazurka Op. 63 No. 3 | Pure Emotion on Steinway Grand Piano | Illya Zozulya	https://www.youtube.com/embed/23t7c4ohhKM	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: EUROPEAN PIANO MASTERY . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity. Video publication: 2026-06-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: EUROPEAN PIANO MASTERY . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity.	false	false	false
Guitars Online demonstration guitarist (uncredited)	Mazurka Appassionata by Agustin Barrios - 2026 Vicente Carrillo Herencia Madagascar Grand Concierto	https://www.youtube.com/embed/fvMON5XsvYM	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Guitars Online. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Complete musical Barrios concert mazurka renditions on two different named instruments, not guitar instruction. Performer remains honestly uncredited. Madagascar refers to instrument wood, not musical geography;2026 instrument year does not date a historical master. Video publication: 2026-06-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Guitars Online. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Complete musical Barrios concert mazurka renditions on two different named instruments, not guitar instruction. Performer remains honestly uncredited. Madagascar refers to instrument wood, not musical geography;2026 instrument year does not date a historical master.	false	false	false
Guitars Online demonstration guitarist (uncredited)	Mazurka Appassionata by Agustin Barrios - Vicente Carrillo – 2026 “Gabriela II” Double top	https://www.youtube.com/embed/SxRNUtGrAxI	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Guitars Online. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Complete musical Barrios concert mazurka renditions on two different named instruments, not guitar instruction. Performer remains honestly uncredited. Madagascar refers to instrument wood, not musical geography;2026 instrument year does not date a historical master. Video publication: 2026-06-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Guitars Online. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Complete musical Barrios concert mazurka renditions on two different named instruments, not guitar instruction. Performer remains honestly uncredited. Madagascar refers to instrument wood, not musical geography;2026 instrument year does not date a historical master.	false	false	false
Parasol	Mazurka Clandestine - Parasol à Gennetines le 05/08/2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/f4JJ5dnFJJc	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Elouen. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-08-05. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2026-06-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2025-08-05	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Elouen. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-08-05. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
Les Bottines Artistiques; Pavel Souvandjiev; Guus Herremans	Remembering | Mazurka – Les Bottines Artistiques | Bal Digital	https://www.youtube.com/embed/2N3Qh61NBdw	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Frisse Folk. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Primary Bal Digital credits identify Bulgarska Mazurka and actual violin/accordion players; COVID-period session republished2026, not a2026 session. Dance teachers are not substituted as musicians. Video publication: 2026-05-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Belgium	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Frisse Folk. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Primary Bal Digital credits identify Bulgarska Mazurka and actual violin/accordion players; COVID-period session republished2026, not a2026 session. Dance teachers are not substituted as musicians.	false	false	false
Princeton (Golden Key Piano School)	2026 Solo Recital - Princeton playing Mazurka in A minor op.67 No.4	https://www.youtube.com/embed/t9RQCJBRqBc	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: gkpianoschool. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. School explicitly identifies actual student Princeton performing a full Chopin mazurka. Recital is music, not a spoken lesson; no invented surname. Video publication: 2026-05-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: gkpianoschool. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026. School explicitly identifies actual student Princeton performing a full Chopin mazurka. Recital is music, not a spoken lesson; no invented surname.	false	false	false
Katarzyna Andrzejewska; Beata Smolik	Mazurek Kasi i Beaty	https://www.youtube.com/embed/VlrPdwPIvrg	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Stefan Żuchowski. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-09. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2026-05-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-05-09	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Stefan Żuchowski. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-05-09. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
Rémi Geffroy	Rémi Geffroy - Mazurka (Pan Piper, Paris Bal Folk, Paris, 12 avril 2026)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/WkRH_Tq1thc	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Carole CHOQUET. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-12. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2026-04-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-04-12	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Carole CHOQUET. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-04-12. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
Paweł Kamasa	F. CHOPIN Mazurka in F minor op. 68 no. 4 Paweł KAMASA piano	https://www.youtube.com/embed/6epA0Kri7wE	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: ThePianofortissimo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2000-10-07. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity. Video publication: 2026-03-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2000-10-07	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: ThePianofortissimo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2000-10-07. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity.	false	false	false
Sadra Mahshidfar	3 Mazurkas Opus 50 - Chopin	https://www.youtube.com/embed/I-kFn0NyLmE	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Drake Calleja Trust. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-03-05. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity. Video publication: 2026-03-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2026-03-05	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Drake Calleja Trust. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-03-05. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity.	false	false	false
Sophie Cavez	PBF - Sophie Cavez (15:03:26) - Mazurka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/gjUCn124WJE	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Paris Bal Folk (Paris Bal Folk). Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-03-15. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2026-03-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-03-15	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Paris Bal Folk (Paris Bal Folk). Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-03-15. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
Krystian Zimerman	Krystian Zimerman - Chopin Mazurka Op 63 No 3 Cis-moll	https://www.youtube.com/embed/d7K4Ei7jQYc	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Krystian Zimerman Collector Channel. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity. Video publication: 2026-02-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Krystian Zimerman Collector Channel. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity.	false	false	false
Kate Liu	Kate Liu performs Chopin's Mazurka Op. 30, No. 1	https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ccicTd_Zpw	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Salon Piano Series. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-11-01. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity. Video publication: 2026-02-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	2025-11-01	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Salon Piano Series. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025-11-01. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity.	false	false	false
Kapela Agopsowicza	Pierwszy mazurek ostatkowy Kapela Agopsowicza AMT 2026 02 17	https://www.youtube.com/embed/at9uO1RDuwU	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Stefan Żuchowski. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-02-17. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2026-02-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-02-17	live	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Stefan Żuchowski. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-02-17. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
Cadène	PBF - Cadène (01:02:2026) - Mazurka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/yomcwn1xyl0	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Paris Bal Folk (Paris Bal Folk). Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-02-01. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2026-02-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-02-01	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Paris Bal Folk (Paris Bal Folk). Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-02-01. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
Les Zéoles	PBF - Les Zéoles (11:01:2026) - Mazurka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/9HLQMBb45pg	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Paris Bal Folk (Paris Bal Folk). Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-01-11. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2026-02-07; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-01-11	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Paris Bal Folk (Paris Bal Folk). Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-01-11. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
Erich Prisner	Mazurka d'Auvergne 13.1.2026	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kg-MvJhpIIo	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Erich Prisner. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-01-13. Actual Mazurka d’Auvergne instrumental rendition; regional tune identity distinct from uploader location. Video publication: 2026-02-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-01-13	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Erich Prisner. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-01-13. Actual Mazurka d’Auvergne instrumental rendition; regional tune identity distinct from uploader location.	false	false	false
Trencadit	Trencadit - Mazurka (Paris Bal Folk, Pan Piper, Paris, 1er février 2026)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/4m_tFAKq-ow	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Carole CHOQUET. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-02-01. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2026-02-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2026-02-01	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Carole CHOQUET. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2026-02-01. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
Katy dos Santos; ensemble	Manzurca, Katy dos Santos, Festa badjona em Ribeira Prata, São Nicolau 2025	https://www.youtube.com/embed/CHx7bjuOAzw	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: NEIZINHO GOMES. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025. Specific musical work and actual performer/band reviewed; publisher, composer and original cover subject not substituted as singing voice. Publication is separate from unknown original session. Video publication: 2025-02-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2025	live	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: NEIZINHO GOMES. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2025. Specific musical work and actual performer/band reviewed; publisher, composer and original cover subject not substituted as singing voice. Publication is separate from unknown original session.	false	false	false
Marino Silva e Seu Conjunto	Marino Silva e Seu Conjunto - Mazurca Popular de Santo Antão | 🇨🇻, 1976	https://www.youtube.com/embed/-V8iNFSnJbU	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: emrotação. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Mazurca Popular de Santo Antão on1976 Bobista Dja Manchê release, not a newly recorded2023 performance. Label release/year separate from exact unknown session. Video publication: 2023-05-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: emrotação. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Mazurca Popular de Santo Antão on1976 Bobista Dja Manchê release, not a newly recorded2023 performance. Label release/year separate from exact unknown session.	false	false	false
Tuna de Carvalhais	Mazurca do Violino II - Tuna de Carvalhais	https://www.youtube.com/embed/RYA8R-A-Ipc	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Arquivo de Memórias associação. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Mazurca do ViolinoII from primary Tunas Rurais do Marão e Alvão project, not a generic European dance compilation. Video publication: 2021-01-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Portugal	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Arquivo de Memórias associação. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Mazurca do ViolinoII from primary Tunas Rurais do Marão e Alvão project, not a generic European dance compilation.	false	false	false
Duo Corcova	Duo Corcova plays Mazurka da Meia-Noite - Trad. Cabo Verde	https://www.youtube.com/embed/nyKMSalqY_c	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Duo Corcova. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Primary duo’s explicitly identified Cape Verde Mazurka da Meia-Noite; not inferred from generic African nationality. Video publication: 2020-05-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Duo Corcova. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Primary duo’s explicitly identified Cape Verde Mazurka da Meia-Noite; not inferred from generic African nationality.	false	false	false
Rui Salomão; Helder Pelada	Toy-Mazurka( Musica Tradicional de Cabo Verde)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/J7zU1dE6HFE	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Helder Pelada. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Primary credits actual cover-version musicians for Toy mazurka; title’s Toy is not substituted as an assumed current guest. Video publication: 2019-02-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Helder Pelada. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Primary credits actual cover-version musicians for Toy mazurka; title’s Toy is not substituted as an assumed current guest.	false	false	false
Ivander Peps	MUSICA DE CABO VERDE - MAZURKA - TE CHA VRA KEFE - IVANDER PEPS	https://www.youtube.com/embed/aNQdnxvZQKE	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Ivander Peps. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific musical work and actual performer/band reviewed; publisher, composer and original cover subject not substituted as singing voice. Publication is separate from unknown original session. Video publication: 2017-09-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	music-video	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Ivander Peps. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific musical work and actual performer/band reviewed; publisher, composer and original cover subject not substituted as singing voice. Publication is separate from unknown original session.	false	false	false
Les Zéoles	Mazurka Mañana - Les Zéoles	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q8n66gWR2ow	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Les Zéoles. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2015-12. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session. Video publication: 2016-12-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	2015-12	live	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Les Zéoles. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 2015-12. Named actual performers and specific musical work reviewed; composers, publishers and dancers distinguished from performing voices. Publication/reissue does not establish a new session.	false	false	false
Hernández-Pérez ensemble (individuals uncredited)	Elva mazurca violin y cuatro puertoriqueño	https://www.youtube.com/embed/byclkVKzJQQ	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Hernández-Pérez. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Explicit Elva mazurca on violin and Puerto Rican cuatro; regional adopted form, no invented named soloist. Video publication: 2016-11-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Puerto Rico	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Hernández-Pérez. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Explicit Elva mazurca on violin and Puerto Rican cuatro; regional adopted form, no invented named soloist.	false	false	false
Dopu Cena	Mazurca a Regina	https://www.youtube.com/embed/dATt5cer8vA	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Contraversu Folk rock. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2007-01-01; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Actual Corsican Mazurca a Regina from2007 release; Contraversu Folk Rock is publisher/collection context, not automatically a second band. Video publication: 2016-08-21; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:France	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Contraversu Folk rock. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2007-01-01; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Actual Corsican Mazurca a Regina from2007 release; Contraversu Folk Rock is publisher/collection context, not automatically a second band.	false	false	false
Pepe Bana	Mazurka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/KSF37_1_FS8	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Pepe Bana - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2010-09-25; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Named distributor Mazurka work from2010 release, not a newly recorded2015 upload session. Video publication: 2015-11-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Pepe Bana - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2010-09-25; reissue dates do not establish the original session. Named distributor Mazurka work from2010 release, not a newly recorded2015 upload session.	false	false	false
Cirilic	Cirilic - Mazurka	https://www.youtube.com/embed/R9BpaYyr5iM	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Cirilic - Official. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual contemporary ensemble arrangement of Glinka mazurka with named guitar/balalaika/saxophone/bass/drums. Composer Glinka is not substituted as performing singer;2014 album release, original session unknown. Video publication: 2014-07-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Cirilic - Official. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual contemporary ensemble arrangement of Glinka mazurka with named guitar/balalaika/saxophone/bass/drums. Composer Glinka is not substituted as performing singer;2014 album release, original session unknown.	false	false	false
Manel Anton; ensemble	MAZURKA D MANEL ANTON	https://www.youtube.com/embed/ggtzu9HhLpY	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: joao mendes. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific musical work and actual performer/band reviewed; publisher, composer and original cover subject not substituted as singing voice. Publication is separate from unknown original session. Video publication: 2013-09-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: joao mendes. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific musical work and actual performer/band reviewed; publisher, composer and original cover subject not substituted as singing voice. Publication is separate from unknown original session.	false	false	false
Vadim Chaimovich	Chopin: Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4	https://www.youtube.com/embed/yIWcQvrGG9A	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Vadim Chaimovich. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity. Video publication: 2013-05-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	classical	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	country:Poland	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Vadim Chaimovich. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific concert mazurka transformation of the Polish dance genre; actual pianist credited, Chopin is composer rather than a performing artist. Recording venue/nationality does not substitute for repertoire identity.	false	false	false
Conrado	Manzurka by Conrado \	https://www.youtube.com/embed/LW7QWKm2RKE	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Djula Depina. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Manzurka performance, musical arrangement José Laco and video Djula/Chimena; video producer not assumed singer. Video publication: 2012-10-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	music-video	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Djula Depina. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual Manzurka performance, musical arrangement José Laco and video Djula/Chimena; video producer not assumed singer.	false	false	false
C.M.S. (Sckóntch)	C.M.S (Sckóntch) - Mazurca d´ S.Nicolau	https://www.youtube.com/embed/3EP9B5YXGn0	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: lele69star. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific musical work and actual performer/band reviewed; publisher, composer and original cover subject not substituted as singing voice. Publication is separate from unknown original session. Video publication: 2011-11-24; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: lele69star. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Specific musical work and actual performer/band reviewed; publisher, composer and original cover subject not substituted as singing voice. Publication is separate from unknown original session.	false	false	false
Bailia	Bailia - Mazurka 13; A Bruxa (The Witch; La Sorcière)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/pz0BgxYps6M	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Bailia1997. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Explicit Mazurka13/A Bruxa European balfolk medley by actual Portuguese group, not inferred from neighboring dance tracks. Video publication: 2009-05-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Portugal	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Bailia1997. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Explicit Mazurka13/A Bruxa European balfolk medley by actual Portuguese group, not inferred from neighboring dance tracks.	false	false	false
Grupo Dragueiros Rotterdam	mazurca de sao nicolau grupo dragueiros rotterdam	https://www.youtube.com/embed/gNuFUYF2yhw	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: zenaidadaluz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual São Nicolau mazurca diaspora rendition; Rotterdam venue not used to erase Cape Verde repertoire. Video publication: 2009-04-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: zenaidadaluz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual São Nicolau mazurca diaspora rendition; Rotterdam venue not used to erase Cape Verde repertoire.	false	false	false
Travadinha	Travadinha 'Mar'mila'	https://www.youtube.com/embed/J9rM0h5Nvt8	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Joao Freire. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Explicit Mar’mila Cape Verde mazurka archive; late fiddler not presented as newly recorded in2009/2026. Video publication: 2009-02-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Joao Freire. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Explicit Mar’mila Cape Verde mazurka archive; late fiddler not presented as newly recorded in2009/2026.	false	false	false
Nhô Kzik (Gabriel António Costa); ensemble	MAZURCA DA MEIA-NOITE - NHÔ KZIK - CAPE VERDE ISLANDS	https://www.youtube.com/embed/QXnVVWkbKHU	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: RufusSoundSystem. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual88-year-old violinist and band’s Mazurca da Meia-Noite, distinct performers from Duo Corcova rendition. Video publication: 2008-10-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: RufusSoundSystem. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual88-year-old violinist and band’s Mazurca da Meia-Noite, distinct performers from Duo Corcova rendition.	false	false	false
Mondadeiras traditional ensemble	Mazurca	https://www.youtube.com/embed/48s_lkrS2tM	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: mondadeiras. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Explicit Mazurca palaciana/moda-de-roda with sapateado, actual performance rather than a spoken dance lesson. Video publication: 2008-07-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Portugal	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: mondadeiras. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Explicit Mazurca palaciana/moda-de-roda with sapateado, actual performance rather than a spoken dance lesson.	false	false	false
São Nicolau mazurca musicians (uncredited)	MAZURKA	https://www.youtube.com/embed/xNmhf3l_xoQ	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Joao Freire. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1980. Primary collector identifies São Nicolau1980 musical dance recording; no second dance iteration of the same known master imported. Video publication: 2007-10-26; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	1980	live	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: Joao Freire. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Documented performance/session: 1980. Primary collector identifies São Nicolau1980 musical dance recording; no second dance iteration of the same known master imported.	false	false	false
Uxu Kalhus	uxu kalhus mazurka cabo verdiana	https://www.youtube.com/embed/2NkWpQTOoHk	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: popularportuguesa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Portuguese band’s explicit Cape Verdean mazurka played live in Évora; work’s regional repertoire context distinguished from concert venue. Video publication: 2007-03-05; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 20 October 2026.	traditional	unknown	unknown	live	unknown	country:Cabo Verde	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Mazurka musical recording. Source: popularportuguesa. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Portuguese band’s explicit Cape Verdean mazurka played live in Évora; work’s regional repertoire context distinguished from concert venue.	false	false	false

Related genres

Waltz and polka often share social-dance programs with mazurka-related material, but their pulse and bodily organization differ. Polish national dances such as polonaise and krakowiak also require their own descriptions. Bal-folk mazurka and particular Latin American adaptations demonstrate how a traveling name can become locally meaningful without preserving every source convention. For discovery, begin with the dance family and then hear a composed piano work. That order helps listeners recognize what is being transformed instead of assuming the concert piece is the only reference from which all other versions descend.

References and further reading

• Mazurkas — Fryderyk Chopin — Culture.pl

Hotspot mushrooms

Mazur-group participation has a connected central Polish heartland and wider national cultural reach. Contemporary western European social-dance adoption is a meaningful separate layer of reception, while the global study of Chopin should not mechanically turn every conservatory city into a strong local dance mushroom.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms

ID	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Radius (km)	Strength	Notes
mazurka-central-polish-dance-heartland	Central Polish mazur-group dance communities	52.0	20.0	460	1	Broad rural and urban continuity across related local dance traditions.
mazurka-polish-reception	Wider Polish mazurka reception and revival	52.0	19.0	700	0.6	National reach remains gentler than the central dance landscape.
mazurka-western-european-bal-folk	Western European bal-folk mazurka circuits	46.8	3.0	900	0.45	A distinct adopted social-dance world rather than a Polish cultural extension.