Boha
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The boha is a type of bagpipe native to the Landes and Gascony
regions of southwestern France.
This bagpipe is notable in that it bears a greater resemblance to Eastern European bagpipes, particularly the contra-chanter bagpipes of the Pannonian Plain (e.g., the Hungarian duda
), than to other Western European pipes. It features both a chanter and a drone bored into a common rectangular body. Both chanter and drone utilise single reeds.
Gascony
Gascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
regions of southwestern France.
This bagpipe is notable in that it bears a greater resemblance to Eastern European bagpipes, particularly the contra-chanter bagpipes of the Pannonian Plain (e.g., the Hungarian duda
Duda
The Magyar duda—Hungarian duda— is the traditional bagpipe of Hungary. It is an example of a group of bagpipes called Medio-Carparthian bagpipes....
), than to other Western European pipes. It features both a chanter and a drone bored into a common rectangular body. Both chanter and drone utilise single reeds.