History of Maltese Music - eTwinning project 2009

1. History of Maltese Music. eTwinning Project Music Through Regions and Ages Malta - Sicily

3. Reed Plant Arundo donax , more commonly known as the cane, il-qasba . Profusely used for door screening curtains, agricultural windcheaters and fishing rods, it is the main component of the reed pipe, immara , and the whistle flute, il-flejguta .

5. The reed pipe "immara", and the whistle flute "il-flejguta". The First Maltese Musical Instruments Made from reed

8. {u Gatt making a mmara

11. Building a Maltese bagpipe is a complex affair. The playing part of the qq , the chanter, referred to in Maltese as is-saqqafa , is made entirely from pieces of cane of various sizes. There are seven pieces, all with their own Maltese name. A bull's horn fitted to one end serves as a bell to amplify the sound. Maltese Bagpipe.

12. To build a bagpipe you need goat skin. “I|aqq”

13. Ruben Zahra Playing The Maltese Bagpipe

15. Making a |affa

16. |affa

18. Making a Tanbur Preparing the wooden circumference Attaching the animal skin

19. Ruben Zahra, Steve Borg, Guzi Gatt and Andrew Alamango Etnika