EchoMondo Library
Instruments
string
Berimbau
percussion
Bodhrán
A handheld frame drum widely used in Irish traditional music.
chordophone
Bouzouki
aerophone
Bucium
A long traditional wind instrument historically associated with Romanian pastoral culture.
percussion
Castanets
aerophone
Caval
A long traditional flute found in Romanian musical practice.
chordophone
Cimbalom
aerophone
Cimpoi
A traditional bagpipe used in Romanian folk musical practice.
chordophone
Cobză
A traditional plucked string instrument with an important place in Romanian and Moldovan musical culture.
aerophone
Concertina
chordophone
Cypriot lute
chordophone
Cypriot violin
aerophone
Diatonic button accordion
chordophone
Flamenco guitar
The guitar used for flamenco toque, both as accompaniment and as a solo musical voice.
aerophone
Fluier
A traditional Romanian flute represented in multiple regional forms.
aerophone
Fujara
A very long three-hole flute traditionally associated with shepherd culture in Central Slovakia.
chordophone
Gadulka
aerophone
Gaida
aerophone
Great Highland bagpipe
chordophone
Greek lyra
chordophone
Irish fiddle
chordophone
Irish harp
chordophone
Kanklės
chordophone
Kannel
chordophone
Kantele
chordophone
Kaustinen fiddle
chordophone
Kokle
chordophone
Mandolin
aerophone
Nai
Panpipe strongly associated with Romanian traditional music and performance.
chordophone
Nyckelharpa
aerophone
Pan flute
A family of end-blown pipes with deep roots across multiple cultures.
chordophone
Portuguese guitar
A plucked string instrument central to many forms of Fado accompaniment.
aerophone
Saxophone
string
Shamisen
string
Sitar
chordophone
Țambal
A hammered string instrument widely used in Romanian traditional and lăutărească ensembles.
chordophone
Tamburica
aerophone
Taragot
A keyed wind instrument strongly represented in Romanian folk performance, particularly in western regions.
aerophone
Tin whistle
aerophone
Uilleann pipes
Irish bellows-driven pipes whose air supply is controlled by the player's arm.
chordophone