Traditional Musical Instruments from all over the world

Originally posted by Taurisk: ↑

@yotta - some beautiful playing there - although the gypsy orchestra members seem to be doing well, as they are so fat, but the Cembalom player is something else.

I used to be crazy about Hungarian Music when young, still do when I hear the Rakoczy march or some of the Liszt rhapsodies . . . Brahms also wrote beautiful Hungarian music - he had a personal friend who was a Hungarian gypsy violinist and went on tour with him.

Many years later I began to like Piazzola's music and discovered the 'Bandoneon' on a visit to England. My daughter S. took me to a concert by a visiting Swiss Bandoneon player, whose name I do not remember.

But here is something unusual - a Piazzola piece with Bandoneon as the solo instrument on occasion of the wedding of a South American to a Prince of Holland.

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@Taurisk
Thank you for introducing the Bandoneon (Post #: 43892670).
105. Bandoneon : The bandoneon (or bandonion, Spanish: bandoneón) is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay. It is an essential instrument in most tango ensembles from the traditional orquesta típica of the 1910s onwards. As with other members of the concertina family, the bandoneon is held between both hands, and by pulling and pushing actions force air through bellows and then routing air through particular reeds as by pressing the instrument's buttons. Bandoneons have a different sound from accordions, because bandoneons do not usually have register switches that are common on accordions. Nevertheless, the tone of the bandoneon can be changed a great deal using varied bellows pressure and overblowing, thus creating potential for expressive playing and diverse timbres.Wikipedia

106.Berimbau: The berimbau (Portuguese pronunciation: [beɾĩˈbaw]) is a single-string percussion instrument, a musical bow, from Brazil. Originally from Africa where it receives different names, the berimbau was eventually incorporated into the practice of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira, the berimbau leads the capoeiristas movement in the roda—the faster the berimbau is playing the faster the capoeirista moves in the game. The instrument is known for being the subject matter of a popular song by Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell, with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. The instrument is also a part of Candomblé-de-caboclo tradition.

@Taurisk, this is for you. Hungarian Dance - Korean traditional instrument [Gayageum : Post #: 36440606] Arrangement.

BTW, The House of the Rising Sun (The Animals) was one of my favourites when I was a teen.

Demis Roussos and Vangelis are great Greek musicians I like.
Demis Roussos? "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" is the best for me.
And Vangelis' electronic music is very unique. e.g., his music in Cosmos: A Personal Voyage by Carl Sagan.
Without his music, Carl Sagan's Cosmos couldn't be that successful, I reckon.