Turkish Baglama

Lute with movable frets placed at microtone intervals along the long, narrow neck. Three pairs of light gauge metal strings.

Kavals

End blown wooden flutes from Balkans

Domra

Predecessor of the balalaika. Yuri plays the prima domra, the smallest member of the family, with four metal strings.

Frame Drums

Gaida

Goatskin bagpipe with one drone pipe, chanter (melody) and short pipe to blow it up. Common in the Balkans, bagpipes are found all over the world.

Oud

Middle eastern short necked fretless lute or the Arabic guitar.

Darbuka

Goblet shaped ceramic or metal drum played all around the Mediterranean.

Rek

Arabic tambourine

Tapan

Double headed drum played in the Balkans and the Middle East with a heavy beater on one side and a light switch on the other.

Zurna

Loud double reed folk oboe played in various forms from China across to Spain.