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BagpipeDjura Gaida in GRepublic of Bulgaria Goat skin, wood, metal
This traditional Bulgarian djura gaida is found throughout the Thrace region in Northern Bulgaria and Dobrudja (an area between Bulgaria and Romania). The instrument is smaller than the kaba gaida and is pitched in G with parts that include the chanter, drone, blowpipe/blow stick, and bag. It is often heard in ensembles with the kaval (end blown flute), gadulka (folk fiddle) and drums. The bag is made out of a whole goat with the chanter tied to the neck hole, the blow pipe and drone, which is tied into the foreleg holes with the back end tied off. It has a single reed chanter tied to a wooden stock. It is known as a dry bag because the leather isn't tanned, but simply turned inside out with the fur on the inside handling the moisture. It is only seasoned occasionally on the outside with lanolin.
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