Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
The kolomyjka (Ukrainian: кoлoмийкa Polish: kołomyjka; also referred to as kolomeyka or kolomeike) is a Hutsul music genre that combines a fast pace folk dance and goofy-rhymed verses.It originated in the eastern Galician town of Kolomyia (Hutsulshchyna). It was historically popular among the Poles and Ukrainians and is also known in northeastern Slovenia (as the kalamajka).Kolomyjkas are still danced in Ukraine as a tradition on certain holidays during festivities or simply for fun.
