
A "Gaida" (tamén denominada "Gajda") é unha gaita localizada no sudeste de Europa (os Balcanes), úsase en Bulgaria, e, na República de Macedonia mailo Tracio - rexións de Grecia -. Ista tipoloxía de gaita atópase tamén en toda a área dos Balcanes: Albania, Bosnia, Croacia, Rumanía, Serbia y Turquía. *Limpieza y preservación.- É un antigo costume que logo de toca-la "Gaida" un pequeno (30ml) vaso de licor casero ("rakia") sexa vertido no interior do fol pra funcionar coma un antiséptico na pel e prever deste xeito o seu pudrimento. Unha "Gaida" típicamente ben coidada pode durar máis de 30 anos. *Gaiteiros e artesáns coñecidos da "Gaida" son: Pece Atanasovski, Nikolay Belyashki, Kalin Bochukov, Kostadin Stefanov Ilchev, Anastas Ivanov, Encho Pashov, Yannis Pehlivanis, Georgi Prisadov, Todor Todorov, Hristo Topchiev, Dafo Trendafilov, *Instrumentos relacionados coa "Gaida".- A "Gaida" ten moitos instrumentos musicais "primos" dela, algunos de los cuales son: Bock (checo), Cimpoi (rumano), Duda (húngaro / polaco), Koza (polaco), Diple (costa dálmata), Mih (Istria), Tulum (turco y Pontic), Tsambouna (Dodecaneso y las Cícladas), Askambandoura (Creta ), Gajdy (polaco / checo / eslovaco), Gaita (gallega), Surle (serbio / croata), Mezoued / Zukra (África del Norte), Guda / Tulum ( Laz people ), Dankiyo, zimpona (Pontic), Parakapzuk (Armenia), Gudastvri (país de Georgia), Tsimboni ( país de Georgia)( Adjara ), Shuvyr (circasianos), Sahbr, Shapar ( Chuvashia ), Tulug (Azerbaiyán), Volynka (ucraniano: Волинка)(ruso: Волынка) (Ucrania, Rusia). -------------------------------------------------- The "Gaida" (also spelled "Gajda") is a bagpipe from South Eastern Europe (the Balkans). It is played in Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, and the Thracian regions of Greece. Relatives of this instrument are found throughout the Balkans in Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey. *Cleaning and preserving the "Gaida".-It is an old tradition that when you have finished playing the gaida, a small (30ml) glass of homemade liquor (rakia) is poured into the bag. This works as an antiseptic within the skin to stop it from rotting. A typical well-looked-after gaida can last more than 30 years. *"Gaida" players and makers: Pece Atanasovski, Nikolay Belyashki, Kalin Bochukov, Kostadin Stefanov Ilchev, Anastas Ivanov, Encho Pashov, Yannis Pehlivanis, Georgi Prisadov, Todor Todorov, Hristo Topchiev, Dafo Trendafilov. *Related instruments.- The "Gaida" has many cousins, some of which can be found here. Some of these related instruments are: Bock (Czech), Cimpoi (Romanian), Duda (Hungarian/Polish), Koza (Polish), Diple (Dalmatian Coast), Mih (Istrian), Tulum (Turkish and Pontic), Tsambouna (Dodecanese and Cyclades), Askambandoura (Crete), Gajdy (Polish/Czech/Slovak), Gaita (Galician), Surle (Serbian/Croatian), Mezoued/Zukra (Northern Africa), Guda / Tulum (Laz people), Dankiyo, zimpona (Pontic), Parakapzuk (Armenia), Gudastvri (Georgia (country)), Tsimboni (Georgia (country))(Adjara), Shuvyr (Circassians), Sahbr, Shapar (Chuvashia), Tulug (Azerbaijan), Volynka(Ukrainian: Волинка), (Russian: Волынка) (Ukraine ,Russia).