Traditional Musical Instruments

Zither - Folk - Traditional Instruments - Folkway

Santuri (Zither): Α stringed instrument widely developed by the Greeks in Asia Minor.

22 February 2016

The zither is a stringed percussion instrument level. The name comes from the Greek word Psalter through the Persian language zither. It is an ancient musical instrument invented probably in […]

Cretan Lyra - Folk - Traditional Musical Instruments - Folkway

Cretan Lyra: Explore the Mediterranean Mosaic through the culture of Crete.

11 January 2013

The Cretan Lyra is a Greek pear-shaped, three-stringed bowed musical instrument, central to the traditional music of Crete and other islands in the Dodecanese and the Aegean Archipelago, in Greece. […]

Pontiaki Lyra - Folk - Traditional Musical Instruments - Folkway

Pontiaki Lyra: Its origins lay in the Pontus region for years.

5 January 2013

The Pontic Lyra is a 3 stringed musical instrument played primarily by those whose origins lay in the Pontus region of north eastern Turkey, those who reside in the northern […]

Daouli Drum - Folk - Traditional Musical Instruments - Folkway

The Daouli Drum: Experiencing music, expressing Pontic culture.

5 January 2013

Daouli is a wooden cylinder, covered at both parallel ends with skin held taut by rope and is principally a rhythmic instrument. It is played by striking the drum-head with […]

Zurna - Folk - Traditional Musical Instruments - Folkway

Zurna: The essential folk musical instrument along Daouli drum.

15 March 2012

The zurna is a wind instrument played in central Eurasia, ranging from the Balkans to Central Asia. It is usually accompanied by a daouli (davul) in Anatolian folk music. The zurna is a woodwind […]

Folkway - Folk - Traditional Musical Instruments - Laouto

Laouto: Part of Cretan folklore music over the ages.

7 January 2012

The laouto is a long-neck fretted instrument of the lute family, found in Greece and Cyprus, and similar in appearance to the oud. The name comes from the lute. It […]

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