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Summary

Horon is a family of eastern Black Sea collective dances and their associated music, known for tightly coordinated movement, quick articulation and intense group energy. Local variants connect coastal and upland communities rather than one standardized national choreography. Kemençe and tulum are prominent associated instruments, with other ensembles used in particular places. The catalogue category includes the music's relationship with dancers, since pulse, phrase and cue become fully intelligible through their shared movement. Its cultural identity is regional and locally diverse at the same time. [1]

Contemporary and trending

Horon continues at weddings, celebrations, community gatherings, festivals and through dance associations and teaching. Migration has made it a familiar expression of Black Sea identity in major Turkish cities and overseas communities. A stage group and an open social circle provide different kinds of access: one can display precision, while the other allows people to join and learn. Contemporary practitioners also debate how local distinctions should be maintained in a widely recognized regional form. Continued participation is therefore compatible with changing settings, instrumentation and public meanings.

History

The family developed through linked local histories of celebration, community life and regional movement. Collecting, radio and staged folklore helped selected versions circulate more widely, while migration created new occasions outside the home region. University and community documentation records specific local styles rather than one abstract dance. The 2016 symposium programme brought together practitioners associated with places including Görele, Tonya, Akçaabat, Sürmene and Hemşin. That range is useful evidence of a cultural landscape whose internal connections matter as much as its most famous urban name. [2]

Musical characteristics

Listen to the articulation of repeated figures and the way musicians maintain or alter energy in relation to the dancers. The Black Sea kemençe has its own sound and playing world; it should not be confused automatically with every bowed instrument bearing a similar name. Tulum-associated repertories create a different sustained texture. Leaders can use cues to organize movement, and local versions vary in formation and participation. The precision of a small collective gesture may be as musically revealing as a spectacular acceleration, since dancers make the underlying rhythmic organization visible. [1]

Geography and communities

The strongest landscape follows the eastern Black Sea coast and adjoining uplands, with broad continuity through Giresun, Trabzon, Rize, Artvin and connected communities. Overlapping western and eastern regional fields keep that corridor visible without pretending every locality has the same repertory. Istanbul and western Turkish migration networks form a weaker detached continuation, as do communities in Germany. The map should follow regional belonging and participation rather than a row of small city halos. It also leaves room for distinct Laz, Hemşin and other local cultural identities within the connected world.

Artists

Kemençe players, tulum musicians, dance leaders and local associations are the essential practitioners. Katip Şadi, Cavit Şentürk and the Akçaabat Folklore Association appear in the symposium's documented performance network. Birol Topaloğlu offers a useful recorded route into related Black Sea repertories and linguistic variety, while particular tracks must be identified carefully. Not every song by a regional singer is dance music. Comparing community performances with arranged concert recordings helps distinguish a musician's broader regional identity from the specific musical requirements of accompanying horon. [2]

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
Resul Dindar and Emre Gürsoy Horon — live excerpt https://www.youtube.com/embed/CjVhubNhV6Y Gürsoy’s own publication identifies the performers and horon context, presenting kemençe-led Black Sea dance music in a concert setting.[3] 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
Hakan Köntek Görele Horonu 1 https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZgcQpZjGCrI The artist’s official recording identifies a specific regional horon, offering a named Görele example rather than treating every Black Sea song as dance music.[4] 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
Yakup Atalay THE MASTER OF HORON! Yakup ATALAY Kemençe Horon Feast | 1st Parma Meadow Mowing Festival 2026 - K... https://www.youtube.com/embed/UgTjKEPvmyM Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: genç61tv. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-10-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[5] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: genç61tv. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Ali Alkurt Yeni✅ 06.09.2026 Erikbeli yaylası şenliği- Ali ALKURT horon sahnesi full kesintisiz https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZPPtUqMkAoc Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Kemençe TV . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-09-06; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[6] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Kemençe TV . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
İsmail Türüt İsmail Türüt - Horon Potpori • 2026 #horon https://www.youtube.com/embed/thboaEq9Js0 Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Kara Müzik. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-09-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[7] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Kara Müzik. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Ali Alkurt Ali Alkurt Doğankent Fındık Festivali 2026 #giresun #doğankent #kemençe #horon #alialkurt https://www.youtube.com/embed/EfIN_wYWYOw Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Sezgin Kumaş. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[8] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Sezgin Kumaş. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
İsmail Türüt İsmail Türüt- Horon, Tonya Tereyağ Festivali 2026, 8. Bölüm, Trabzon https://www.youtube.com/embed/i0KqwifVedU Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[9] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Ali Tetik Ali Tetik - Grand Horon, Tonya Butter Festival 2026, Part 2, Trabzon https://www.youtube.com/embed/085Uwoaf7uM Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[10] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Tonya festival musicians (uncredited) Grand Horon Circle in Tonya Square, Tonya Butter Festival 2026, Part 1, Trabzon https://www.youtube.com/embed/MiV7ZEhitPg Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[11] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Kayabaşı festival musicians (uncredited) Yeni ✅ 8 Ağustos 2026 - Akcaabat Kayabaşı Yaylası Şenliği harika Kemençe horon https://www.youtube.com/embed/daHDsfMsq3Y Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Kemençe TV . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[12] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Kemençe TV . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Ali Tetik Ali Tetik - Super Horon, Kamena Plateau Festival 2026, Part 1, Düzköy/Trabzon https://www.youtube.com/embed/_rGwQ9hgifA Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[13] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Kurtuluş Eyibil, Savaş Arslan Kurtuluş Eyibil & Savaş Arslan-Horon, Sisdağı Geyikli Kaynak Plateau Festival 2026, Part 1, Trabzon https://www.youtube.com/embed/ExolEVhNe38 Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-08-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[14] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Batuhan Turan Batuhan Turan-Horon, Sisdağı Yayla Şenliği 2026, 1. Bölüm, Şalpazarı/Trabzon https://www.youtube.com/embed/F_l2Mtkw_0c Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-25; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[15] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Salih Yılmaz Salih Yılmaz brings the house down with an amazing horon at the Hopa festival. #horon #festival #... https://www.youtube.com/embed/PAGwlrsZ6Fg Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Çetin Aksu TV. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[16] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Çetin Aksu TV. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Batuhan Turan Batuhan Turan Super Horon, Gollualan Plateau Festival 2026, Part 2, Salpazari/Trabzon https://www.youtube.com/embed/i2owscU0FHM Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[17] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Şükrü Güler Şükrü Güler - Horon, 15th Üçüncüzade Traditional Highland Festival 2026, Episode 10, Akçaabat/Tra... https://www.youtube.com/embed/tqq-pfy65ZQ Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[18] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
İsmail Türüt, Emre Aksoy İsmail Türüt & Emre Aksoy - Horon, 15th Üçüncüzade Traditional Highland Festival 2026, Part 8, Tr... https://www.youtube.com/embed/o1govHRbDKc Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-07-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[19] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Askinca. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Hopa Hemşin wedding kaval musician (uncredited) Kaval ile Hopa Hemşin horonu https://www.youtube.com/embed/ymLjP6gl1xA Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Çetin Aksu TV. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-05-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[20] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Çetin Aksu TV. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Dilara Kuvvet, Sena Koçyiğit Dilara Kuvvet & Sena Koçyiğit - Bielefeld Highland Festival - Horon https://www.youtube.com/embed/8Pz3pnj293Q Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: 61kawa61. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-05-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[21] traditional unknown unknown live unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: 61kawa61. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Batuhan Turan Batuhan Turan  Horon mahsup canlı performans 2026#horon #trabzon #kemençe #giresun https://www.youtube.com/embed/PzM22RDGoRs Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Horonpaylasımları. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-05-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[22] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Horonpaylasımları. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Tulum performer uncredited, published by Serdar Yıldırım Rize Tulum Horon / Beste Davet - 2026 https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ix9sr9sO6XQ Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Serdar Yıldırım. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-04-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[23] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Serdar Yıldırım. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Ali Tetik, Batuhan Turan, Umut Ayvaz Umut AYVAZ & Ali TETİK & Batuhan TURAN (4K) HORON Sinlice Köyü Dayanışma Gecesi 2026 https://www.youtube.com/embed/_csLQ5xxxbM Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Kemençe Time. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2026-02-10; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[24] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Kemençe Time. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Enes Yılmazer, Mehmet İnce, Onur Aksu Enes Yılmazer 2026 horon potpori https://www.youtube.com/embed/4e_g-vOWuVs Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Enes yılmazer müzik. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-12-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[25] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Enes yılmazer müzik. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Emre Havuz, Murat Genç Emre Havuz & Murat Genç | Atlama Horonu ( Görnek Yaylası) https://www.youtube.com/embed/yEvUZBr6WgU Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Parharia Parhar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-11-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[26] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Parharia Parhar. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Batuhan Akyıldız, Recep Tayyip Yılmaz, Serdar Bayrakdar Batuhan Akyıldız - Horon Potpori 2025 (Bi baktida bi güldi) https://www.youtube.com/embed/6gZnEpTd1L8 Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Batuhan Akyıldız. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-05-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[27] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Batuhan Akyıldız. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Emrullah Güneş, Mahmut Güneş, Recep Gülten Muhteşem Tulum Horon - Rize / Fındıklı / Ihlamurlu ( Ğayna ) Köyü https://www.youtube.com/embed/-eBhHg0Ydt4 Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: RIZA & ZEYNEL. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-04-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[28] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: RIZA & ZEYNEL. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Can Kabil, İsmail İhtiyar Can Kabil - Horon Potpori 2025 https://www.youtube.com/embed/q5_PqUvmn7c Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Can Kabil. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2025-03-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[29] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Can Kabil. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
İsmail Türüt Alina – Legendary Black Sea Dance | İsmail TÜRÜT (Official Video) https://www.youtube.com/embed/ANnQSOuspuY Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: İsmail TÜRÜT. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-10-19; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[30] traditional unknown unknown music-video unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: İsmail TÜRÜT. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Hakan Sandıkçı, Sefa Sandıkçı, İnanç Bekçi Hakan Sandıkçı- Tulum Horon ( HALİLOĞLU KAİDESİ ) https://www.youtube.com/embed/NEFQfycsM7M Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Hakan Sandıkçı. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-09-01; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[31] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Hakan Sandıkçı. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Kavrun Vartivor tulum musicians (uncredited) Kavrun 2024 Vartivor 1. bölüm Tulum Horon #rize #çamlıhemşin #ayder #kavrun #horon #tulum #vartevor https://www.youtube.com/embed/VE72h4ms8rs Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Ayder takip. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2024-08-17; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[32] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Ayder takip. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Şenol Sönmez, Burak Yanbak, Gökhan Alptekin Tulum Horon Potpori - Şenol Sönmez - Burak Yanbak (Mashup) https://www.youtube.com/embed/olgBiI1sY9o Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: TYN Music Production. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2023-07-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[33] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: TYN Music Production. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
İsmail Türüt Ismail Türüt 20 Bielefeld Yayla Senligi ( Horon Kemence ) https://www.youtube.com/embed/b7QShQNAXME Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: 61kawa61. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2023-06-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[34] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: 61kawa61. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Mustafa Kerim Çakır Mustafa Kerim Çakır - Tulum Horon Potpori https://www.youtube.com/embed/pFhL7zPWTTY Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Mustafa Kerim Çakır. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2022-12-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[35] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Mustafa Kerim Çakır. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Recebim, İsmail Pişur, Erol Kaya Recebim - Horon / Horon Cafe https://www.youtube.com/embed/QskB08zJtDQ Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Horon Cafe. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2022-10-15; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[36] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Horon Cafe. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Ali Tetik, Batuhan Turan Ali Tetik & Batuhan Turan - Horon Mashup [2022] https://www.youtube.com/embed/WBYuyIHqNF0 Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Vira Kemençe. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2022-05-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[37] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Vira Kemençe. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Rize horon musicians (uncredited) Rize horon 2021 https://www.youtube.com/embed/mMSJ6gWXuiQ Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Rizeli53. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2021-10-30; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[38] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Rizeli53. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false
Güneysu wedding musicians (uncredited) Rize Güneysu Gençlerin horonu #horon #rize #titreme https://www.youtube.com/embed/c73TIx2akpE Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Seyyah EbubekiR . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Video publication: 2021-10-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.[39] traditional unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown supported Recording/context source Reviewed Horon musical recording. Source: Seyyah EbubekiR . Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. false false false

Related genres

Turkish folk music provides a broad overlapping umbrella, while local song, instrumental repertories and neighboring line-dance traditions offer more specific relationships. Pontic Greek and other Black Sea practices require attention to their own communities and histories rather than one blanket identity claim. Modern regional pop may preserve recognizable timbres while changing form and audience use. Following those distinctions lets a newcomer enjoy the immediate energy while gradually hearing the local decisions that make one horon performance different from another.

References and further reading

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Horon — Rize Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Black Sea Music and Folk Dances Symposium, 2016 — Trabzon University/Conservatory documentation.
  3. ↑ Resul Dindar and Emre Gürsoy — Horon — live excerpt. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  4. ↑ Hakan Köntek — Görele Horonu 1. YouTube recording; metadata checked 2026-10-18.
  5. ↑ THE MASTER OF HORON! Yakup ATALAY Kemençe Horon Feast | 1st Parma Meadow Mowing Festival 2026 - K....
  6. ↑ Yeni✅ 06.09.2026 Erikbeli yaylası şenliği- Ali ALKURT horon sahnesi full kesintisiz .
  7. ↑ İsmail Türüt - Horon Potpori • 2026 #horon .
  8. ↑ Ali Alkurt Doğankent Fındık Festivali 2026 #giresun #doğankent #kemençe #horon #alialkurt .
  9. ↑ İsmail Türüt- Horon, Tonya Tereyağ Festivali 2026, 8. Bölüm, Trabzon.
  10. ↑ Ali Tetik - Grand Horon, Tonya Butter Festival 2026, Part 2, Trabzon.
  11. ↑ Grand Horon Circle in Tonya Square, Tonya Butter Festival 2026, Part 1, Trabzon.
  12. ↑ Yeni ✅ 8 Ağustos 2026 - Akcaabat Kayabaşı Yaylası Şenliği harika Kemençe horon .
  13. ↑ Ali Tetik - Super Horon, Kamena Plateau Festival 2026, Part 1, Düzköy/Trabzon.
  14. ↑ Kurtuluş Eyibil & Savaş Arslan-Horon, Sisdağı Geyikli Kaynak Plateau Festival 2026, Part 1, Trabzon.
  15. ↑ Batuhan Turan-Horon, Sisdağı Yayla Şenliği 2026, 1. Bölüm, Şalpazarı/Trabzon.
  16. ↑ Salih Yılmaz brings the house down with an amazing horon at the Hopa festival. #horon #festival #....
  17. ↑ Batuhan Turan Super Horon, Gollualan Plateau Festival 2026, Part 2, Salpazari/Trabzon.
  18. ↑ Şükrü Güler - Horon, 15th Üçüncüzade Traditional Highland Festival 2026, Episode 10, Akçaabat/Tra....
  19. ↑ İsmail Türüt & Emre Aksoy - Horon, 15th Üçüncüzade Traditional Highland Festival 2026, Part 8, Tr....
  20. ↑ Kaval ile Hopa Hemşin horonu .
  21. ↑ Dilara Kuvvet & Sena Koçyiğit - Bielefeld Highland Festival - Horon.
  22. ↑ Batuhan Turan  Horon mahsup canlı performans 2026#horon #trabzon #kemençe #giresun .
  23. ↑ Rize Tulum Horon / Beste Davet - 2026.
  24. ↑ Umut AYVAZ & Ali TETİK & Batuhan TURAN (4K) HORON Sinlice Köyü Dayanışma Gecesi 2026.
  25. ↑ Enes Yılmazer 2026 horon potpori.
  26. ↑ Emre Havuz & Murat Genç | Atlama Horonu ( Görnek Yaylası).
  27. ↑ Batuhan Akyıldız - Horon Potpori 2025 (Bi baktida bi güldi).
  28. ↑ Muhteşem Tulum Horon - Rize / Fındıklı / Ihlamurlu ( Ğayna ) Köyü.
  29. ↑ Can Kabil - Horon Potpori 2025.
  30. ↑ Alina – Legendary Black Sea Dance | İsmail TÜRÜT (Official Video).
  31. ↑ Hakan Sandıkçı- Tulum Horon ( HALİLOĞLU KAİDESİ ).
  32. ↑ Kavrun 2024 Vartivor 1. bölüm Tulum Horon #rize #çamlıhemşin #ayder #kavrun #horon #tulum #vartevor.
  33. ↑ Tulum Horon Potpori - Şenol Sönmez - Burak Yanbak (Mashup).
  34. ↑ Ismail Türüt 20 Bielefeld Yayla Senligi ( Horon Kemence ).
  35. ↑ Mustafa Kerim Çakır - Tulum Horon Potpori.
  36. ↑ Recebim - Horon / Horon Cafe.
  37. ↑ Ali Tetik & Batuhan Turan - Horon Mashup [2022].
  38. ↑ Rize horon 2021.
  39. ↑ Rize Güneysu Gençlerin horonu #horon #rize #titreme.

Hotspot mushrooms

A continuous eastern Black Sea coastal/upland dance culture with meaningful local differences and migration extensions. Broad regional fields include the inhabited country between city references.

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
horon-western-blacksea Eastern Black Sea western Horon landscape 40.8 38.8 650 0.95 Giresun/Trabzon and connected coastal/upland communities.
horon-eastern-blacksea Rize–Artvin Horon cultural landscape 41 41.2 600 1 Tulum/kemençe worlds and varied local community practices.
horon-western-migration Western Turkish Black Sea community circuit 40.8 29.5 650 0.55 Migration, family celebrations and associations.
horon-german-diaspora German Black Sea Turkish community circuit 51 9 750 0.35 Detached regional cultural participation.
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