Ethnic instruments, world music traditions

[Sylph]

I was wondering...

Does anyone here have a particular affinity towards some ethnic, folk instruments? Is there an instruments you particularly like? Anything from Arabic and Turkish ouds, Indian bansuris, Japanese shakuhachis & wa-daiko, Korean saenghwang, Chinese dizis, erhus and guzhengs, Andean pipes, Azerbaijani tār...

And the same goes for any folk/ethnic music tradition in general.

[karlhenning]

Yes, The Diner. Go to town!  Rename this thread, and have at it!

[Sylph]

Yes, The Diner. Go to town!  Rename this thread, and have at it!

Did it!

[Opus106]

I was wondering...

Does anyone here have a particular affinity towards some ethnic, folk instruments? Is there an instruments you particularly like? Anything from Arabic and Turkish ouds, Indian bansuris, Japanese shakuhachis & wa-daiko, Korean saenghwang, Chinese dizis, erhus and guzhengs, Andean pipes, Azerbaijani tār...

Love the sarangi. And when played in certain ways, the veena.

[karlhenning]

We have a Smithsonian folkways complilation of music from the Silk Road (sort of the Far Side Only, as opposed to Yo Yo's crossover).  I enjoy everything on it, but about half of it, I could not imagine enjoying if I listened to a full hour of it.

[Franco]

I was wondering...

Does anyone here have a particular affinity towards some ethnic, folk instruments? Is there an instruments you particularly like? Anything from Arabic and Turkish ouds, Indian bansuris, Japanese shakuhachis & wa-daiko, Korean saenghwang, Chinese dizis, erhus and guzhengs, Andean pipes, Azerbaijani tār...

And the same goes for any folk/ethnic music tradition in general.

I am partial to music featuring the oud. 

I have a few CDs featuring this instrument played by some Israelis, Yair Dalal, and Kol Oud Tof Trio - and the Egyptian Hussein el-Masry. 

I also have some recordings by Inti-Illimani a Chilean group - both on their own and featuring John Williams and Paco Pena on classical and flamenco guitar, a kind of fusion between the Chilean folk and European traditions.

I like all kinds of ethnic musics having bought records since I was a teenager of Native American music as well as music from folk traditions from all over the world.  I especially like Eastern European music (Roma, Klezmer) and Middle Eastern forms.

[Sylph]

Aulos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVsWWkBrKG4

[rhomboid]

Saraswati veena

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZtQSowDmRG4

[North Star]

Finnish folk instruments

Kantele:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hseaRuIytSs

Jouhikko:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Q17A01SzA

Harmonium:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go13zRC2qPA

Overtone flute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niqDIUnEfLU

Small liru:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akf_Y7wAADg

Wooden horn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv4RP4xygJw

[Opus106]

Saraswati veena

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZtQSowDmRG4

Really nice... I hadn't come across that before!

And North Star, I've watched only the first video so far, but I enjoyed the piece for Kantele quite a bit. Thanks for posting.

[Josquin des Prez]

Saraswati veena

http://www.youtube.com/v/ZtQSowDmRG4

Best heard while imagining the picture above.

[rhomboid]

Very adhoc, her four arms to play the duet. 
Liked the video of finnish harmonium, sounds bit different from indian version.

[rhomboid]

Salterio

http://www.youtube.com/v/2T61JwX40CA

[Josquin des Prez]

Personally i'm not particularly interested in any given instrument or tradition per-se, and generally tend to focus on the substance of the music i listen to, but i think i might as well include this here since its relatively on topic.

I just recently discovered the music of Katsuya Yokoyama, a famous master of the shakuhachi, and i must say i'm pretty amazed. I heard shakuhachi music before, but nothing as sophisticated and as expressive as this. Highly recommended.

[Scion7]

I'm partial to the jug, myself.   

[Dax]

I just recently discovered the music of Katsuya Yokoyama, a famous master of the shakuhachi, and i must say i'm pretty amazed. I heard shakuhachi music before, but nothing as sophisticated and as expressive as this. Highly recommended.

Agreed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF4SYyIyHX8

[arkiv]

Jaranero jarocho

https://www.youtube.com/v/dFXSOdJqI4w

[snyprrr]

rubberband
washboard/spoons
empty jug
jaw harp

[jochanaan]

I have several Native American flutes, and have actually played them in public.

[MishaK]

I'm rather fond of Zimbabwean mbira music.

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