History of Bouzouki
Bouzouki Roots
Bouzouki Roots The bouzouki belongs to a family of long neck lute instruments such as Saz, Tanbur and Bouzouk. The name “Bouzouki” is believed to derive from “Bozuk” which means “broken”, possibly referring to the alteration of the tuning of this instrument from the Anatolian/ Central Asian. The bouzoukiis roots extend back to the long-necked …
History From Wikipaideia
Bouzouki From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The bouzouki (plural sometimes transliterated as bouzoukia) is the mainstay of modern Greek music. It is a stringed instrument with a pear-shaped body and a very long neck. The bouzouki is a member of the ‘long neck lute‘ family and is similar to a mandolin. The front of the …
History Of Bouzouki
Bouzouki History In Ancient Greece, this instrument was known as the “pandouris” or “pandourion”, also called the “trichordo” because it had three strings; it was the first fretted instrument known, forerunner of the various families of lutes worldwide. The source of our knowledge about this instrument is the Mantineia marble (4th century BC, now exhibited …