Instruments
Kaval, Kavali, Tzamara, Flogera
photo:Sketchee3-piece kaval
Classification: Aerophone - wind instrument
Description:
icon:Varlaam Monastery, Meteora, Greece
16th-century wall painting
The kaval is a long end-blown flute that is played throughout the Balkans.
It is often made from a single piece of wood, although many modern kavals are made as a three-piece instrument.
In Southwest Bulgaria, Macedonia and Kosova, this instrument is often played in pairs, with one instrument playing the melody and the other instrument on the drone.
Other, shorter end-blown flutes are also played. One of the common versions of this shorter instrument is the Greek flogera. The fingering for the smaller instruments is different than for the larger instruments.
photo:Wikipedia CommonsKosovar kaval player
Videos - a few examples:
Vesselin Hasabaliev, Bulgarian kaval
- Video 1
- Video 2
- Video 3
- Video 4
- Video 5