musical instruments

First-Ever Musical Instrument Discovered at Ancient Troy in 160 Years of Excavations

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Troy in present-day northwestern Turkey have discovered musical instruments including a 2,800-year-old bone flute and a 4,500-year-old human-shaped idol head. The finds offer new evidence of music and cultural traditions at the historic...

Greece’s Last Laterna Maker, the Iconic Instrument of Greek Street Musicians

  Sitting at his vast workshop in a small village outside Thessaloniki in northern Greece, Panos Ioannidis can't stop talking about two things: his unwavering love for the laterna (barrel organ), the iconic instrument of Greek street musicians, and the...

Greece Exports Bouzoukia to Australia

Greece is exporting a few of its traditional musical instruments to countries all over the world. Australia is a country with many Greeks; therefore there is a considerable demand for Greek traditional instruments. The bouzouki is one of the...