Gaida (f)
(with) definite article: ioriginal: γκάιντα, γκάϊντα (ἡ); (αἱ) γκάιντες, γκάϊντες
Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 2 stocks (a: single chanter / b: drone)
From Arabic غيدا (ghaidā [gentle]) ?; Usually played alone, it can be heard in combination with the Daouli (drum), Toumbeleki (ceramic drum), Daires (tambourine), or, in the Evros river area, the Lira (rebec); NB¹: = Gajda [a] (Macedonia) and [b] (Serbia), Gajda [Gajde?] (Montenegro), and Gajde [a] (Albania) and [b] (Kosovo); NB²: ➺ homonyms.
Chanter cylindrical (prov. Macedonia) or conical (Thrace).
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Leydi, Roberto: La zampogna in Europa. Como, 1979, p.163.
Anoyanakis, Fivos: Greek popular musical instruments [Title on cover: »Greek folk musical instruments«]. Athens, 1979, p.198.
Ahrens, Christian: Die griechische Sackpfeife (Gaïda) und ihre Musik. In: Studien zur Musik Südost-Europas (Hamburg, 1976), p.49-70.
Ahrens, Christian: Ein griechischer Volksmusiker und sein Instrument: zur Stimmung folkloristischer Aerophone. In: SIMP VII (Stockholm, 1981), p.95 (gaïda [3x]).
♫ P.P.F. 4 (Γκαϊντα και ντακαρες / Gaïda and dakhares) (γκάϊντα).