The Gaida Instrument

[taikou]

Originally Posted by Mygdonia

The Gaida is an ancient instrument and I am quite sure it is one of the instruments of Dionysios along with the flute.

I am quite sure the gaida is recorded more than once in Byzantine chronicals as an instrument played by Byzantines.. but have to look for it.

The name 'gaiga' itslf is Turkish in etymology.Otherwise,bagpipes were known as ασκαυλος from the ancient times to the Byzantie era.I once read that the name φυσαλις was used before ασκαυλος.However,since I couldn't find any other source confirming the name φυσαλις,I have to put a question mark until someone else can cofirm it from a reliable source...

[akritas]

In Greece the gaida is known as tsambouna