The Greek bouzouki is a plucked musical instrument of the lute family, called the thabouras or tambouras family. The tambouras existed in ancient Greece as the pandura, and can be found in various sizes, shapes, depths of body, lengths of neck and number of strings.

Derived from the Turkish bozuk and closely related to the Turkish saz and the Asian tanbur, the bouzouki was traditionally used for dancing and entertainment at social gatherings. It became a featured instrument in rebetika, a type of improvised early 20th-century music associated with the Greek underworld.

2024年9月7日 · The bouzouki is a musical instrument deeply rooted in Greek tradition, renowned for its distinctive sound and historical significance. It belongs to the long-necked lute family and features a round body with a flat top, a lengthy neck, and a fretted fingerboard.

The bouzouki is Greece’s national instrument. This stringed instrument comes from its predecessor, the pandoura. The bouzouki has an elongated neck and a round body. Despite its limited number of strings, this instrument is known for creating a plethora of intriguing sounds, making it a beloved instrument of Grecians and Irish people alike.

Bouzouki is one of the traditional instruments used in the Greek folk music. It belongs to the so called “tabura type” instruments with a long neck ( maniki) and a small trough ( a small scaphoid shaped main body). We see its appearance since the …

The bouzouki is a Greek stringed instrument that evolved from the Turkish bozuk, a long-necked lute, during the 20th century. It became prominent in Greek music, especially in the rebetiko style, after being brought to Greece by refugees from Asia Minor in the 1920s.

Bouzouki is the main instrument in the orchestra of the “rebetico” and folk music, playing also as a solistic instrument. It consists of a trough with “dugies”, a cover with a hole ( for the sound), a long neck (maniki) with the upper part called “kefali” and the keys as well as steady tasta.

Bouzouki: probably the most distinctive instrument in Greek music; it has 3 pair of strings – although there is a 4 stringed bouzouki introduced and used by Manolis Chiotis. Greek bouzouki produces the characteristic sound of folk, laika and rempetika songs. In many parts of Greece it is called by different names, such as bouzouri or kivouri.

2024年10月31日 · The Bouzouki, often regarded as the ‘heart’ of Greek music, is a stringed instrument that holds a profound place in the Greek cultural and musical identity. Known for its distinctive sound, the Bouzouki is not merely an instrument but …

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