Traditonal Music & Instruments

Bulgarian "tsafara":
"...BULGARIAN TRADITIONAL FLUTE TSAFARA in D, DEER HORN

Tsafara is an interesting folklore instrument known as a "shepherd's whistle", known to the Bulgarians since ancient times. The sound is produced in the same way as with kaval but is much easier.
This flute is made of ash tree of beautiful wood pattern, in natural color. The mouthpiece and top part are of finely polished deer horn. Lenght: 27cm / 10.5 inches.

MUSICAL RANGE OF TSAFARA in:
D - from (d) in first to (d) in second octave /from 27cm - 30 cm/10.6''-11.8''

General information:
Tsafara is a whistle that is also called “tsevnitsa” and “shtupelka”, it is a one-tube instrument whose length may vary between 30-50 cm and the diameter of the inside is 1-1.5 cm.
Both ends of the instrument are open. The upper end (the mouthpiece) has a sort of edge inside. The air stream from the mouth hits in the inner edge and a sound is produced.
In order for the air stream to be directed towards the edge, the instrument is to be held in a bit slanting position. Tsafara has six holes at the upper end and one at the lower. What can be obtained is a two-octave range of high, major, diatonic tones. Therefore, tsafara tone range comprises two octaves.
Typically, the players make their tsafara whistles of elder- bush, pipe and other, more flexible types of wood. The distance between the holes is calculated depending on how big the playerÂ’s fingers are. Thus, the different tsafara whistles are characterized by different frequency of tone.
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Bulgarian kaval music:

hi guys this very traditional music from northern pakistan:




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The music varied from traditional to contemporary music. I also heard a native American version of rap and it was as bad, to me, as the Greek version- I do not like rap.......


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Some traditional music from Sweden 

Edited by Carcharodon - 08-Jun-2009 at 22:52

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdy9vOASoDU&feature=PlayList&p=A23309DCC8CC90D2&index=20&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL

Originally posted by cahaya Gamelan Music.. Instruments: Featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums, and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings, and vocalists may also be included. Drums are also a very important instrument that leads the band. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamelan Indonesian Gamelan music... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDJIyXe99aM&feature=related

cahaya - that looks interesting and I wish I could see it in real life. When I was in Switzerland I videotaped some friends from various Pacific Islands doing traditional Polynesian dances. I a remember one Samoan dance called the mosquito dance. It was funny how they danced around and swatted themselves or some invisible mosquitoes.

Now that I am in the Southwest part of the USA I want to know more about Hopi Indians. I found this link and if you look to the right there is a link for Hopi Music.



http://www.hopi.org/about_the_hopi.htm#


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Originally posted by edgewaters Probably very different ... the Inuit are a much later arrival (about 1000 AD) than Native Americans.

I know nothing of the Iroqouis culture, muscic, dance and art and I have ancestral roots to them.. Edwater do you know anything about traditional Iroquois music; if so please post a sample for us.

I picked up a book on Iroquois art and history and sent it,as a gift, to the curator at the Cycladic Art Museum in Athens.I did an internship there a few years back.