The gaita sanabresa is a type of bagpipe native to Sanabria

Senabria

Sanabria is a comarca in the northeast of the province of Zamora, western Spain, situated between Galicia, Portugal and the province of León. It belongs to the Autonomous Community of Castilla y León...

, a comarca

Comarca

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of the province of Zamora in northwestern Spain

Spain

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The gaita sanabresa features a single drone. The scale of this chanter is distinct from others in Spain, more resembling the gaita transmontana

Gaita transmontana

The gaita transmontana is a type of bagpipe native to the Trás-os-Montes region of Portugal.-External links:*...

in the neighboring regions of Portugal

Portugal

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, as well as the gaita alistana of Aliste

Aliste (shire)

Aliste is a comarca located in the west of the province of Zamora, Castile and León, Spain, bordering with Portugal in the west and in the south. It covers 193,883 hectares. Aliste is an area that has preserved a rich cultural and ethnological tradition through years of isolation...

. In playing, the fingering is generally open, though some players use semi-closed touches.

The instrument was in decline in the 20th century and nearly extinct by the 1980s, but subsequent revivals, aided in part by the Escuela de Folclore de Puebla de Sanabria has led to a new local popularity for the instrument.

Sources

• Gaita Sanabresa.com