Tsampouna
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Tsampouna is a Greek folk instrument
. It belongs to woodwind instruments.
The sound produced by the blowing through of the mouthpiece, channeling the air to the bag and placing the appropriate finger in lumens.
The tsampouna is very widespread in the Greek islands and its variation is called gaida
or dankiyo
and the Cretan one askomandoura
.
Greek musical instruments
Greek musical instruments, were grouped under the general term of Lyre, all developments from the original construction of a tortoise shell with two branching horns, having also a cross piece to which the strings were attached.The strings varied in number from an original three to ten or even more...
. It belongs to woodwind instruments.
The sound produced by the blowing through of the mouthpiece, channeling the air to the bag and placing the appropriate finger in lumens.
The tsampouna is very widespread in the Greek islands and its variation is called gaida
Gaida
The gaida is a musical instrument, aerophone, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag.The gaida, and its variations, is a traditional musical instrument for entire Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East....
or dankiyo
Dankiyo
Dankiyo , is an ancient word from the text of Evliya Çelebi Dankiyo (from ancient Greek: angion (Τὸ ἀγγεῖον)), is an ancient word from the text of Evliya Çelebi Dankiyo (from ancient Greek: angion (Τὸ ἀγγεῖον)), is an ancient word from the text of Evliya Çelebi (17th century, Ottoman Era "The Laz's...
and the Cretan one askomandoura
Askomandoura
The askomandoura is a type of bagpipe played as a traditional instrument on the Greek island of Crete, similar to the tsampouna.Its use in Crete is attested in illustrations from the mid-15th Century.-External links:**...
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