Believe it or not,tambouras descents from ancient greek TRICHORDON which descents for anient ASSYRIAN pandura.Intremnts like tanbur or some lutes,come from different variants of trichordon being played during the Byzantine Empire
that instument is not bouzouki(100%greek but not ancient).It's called "Boulgari".Other instruments close to this and bouzouki are Tabouras,Tzouras,Baglamas and Saz.oh and nothing is only Greek or Turkish or English,blah blah...Everything is for everyone.We can learn from each other.Bouzouki is also used from the Irish bands as bazouki and they learn it from the Greeks.They used original bouzouki till they start made their own.
that instument is not bouzouki(100%greek but not ancient).It's called "Boulgari".Other instruments close to this and bouzouki are Tabouras,Tzouras,Baglamas and Saz.oh and nothing is only Greek or Turkish or English,blah blah...Everything is for everyone.We can learn from each other.Bouzouki is also used from the Irish bands as bazouki and they learn it from the Greeks.They used original bouzouki till they start made their own.
The instrument called "Bozouki" comes from the word Bozuk in Turkish (Broken or thing with no function) even the arabs use the word as bozouq. So my conclusion is that it is Turkish since it has a Turkish name. If it was arabic then surely it would have a arabic name.
At a first level your observation is correct. There seem to be two main issues however. First, an instrument called buzuki has not been used it Turkey, historically at least and second, we do not really know the circumstances that gave rise to the name. According to one legend, a Greek once (19th century perhaps?) played a mandolin to the Sultan and he replied that it sounded "bozuk". In the Ottoman times ethnicity did not really matter on aspects of vocabulary (e.g. saz is a Persian word)
Yes, but today you can see a instrument identically with saz in central asia (The Turkic countries) but anyway we have same culture its a very nice thing. I just hate that someone denies that we are a part of that culture.
@lagoutieris ''bozuk'' means broken. which would be the ''sound is broken'' or in other word the instrument is not ''akorded"" or so dont know the exact english word.
actually it doesn't matter from where the words comes or from where the instruments comes. it's the emotion that counts. every single instrument has his own sound. every nation (arab, greek, turk) put his own ''philosophy'' to the instrument and the emotion.
@jelijeli1905 That cant be true.The instrument bouzouki is something between tambouras(this instrument being played at the video)and greek lute.Greeks could speak Turkish (specially the anatolian ones),and many other things were named after turkish names
dont you think that the gentleman is playin kamancha at the right, the gentleman is playig saz in the middle which is a turkoman instrument originated from central asia, and the player at the left is persian darbuka....
Actually the instrument being played here is a type of "bouzouki" designed and constructed by Panagiotis Kafetzopoulos. Neither Panagiotis nor I make any claims of historical authenticity for this instrument. The bouzouki in the historical traditional sense is only found in Greece & the Arab world. In each of these cases it is very different from the instrument played here.
Bouzouki from ancient Greece??!!?? It would be a joke to claim such a thing. I meant it's a bouzouki without the standardised decorative conventions of the bouzouki we all know. Also it has more frets like a saz (possible relation???). The lyra of Istanbul, or klasik kemence, was an Ottoman court music instrument. I am not going to get into the custody discussion, sorry. You may check the wikipedia entry
i simply made a mistatake and wikipedia is not always right its a joke to assume such a thing. the turks gained the instroments threw the verious people they conqourd nomads from the edges of the world. basicly barbarians i am not going to discuss but if you possibly wikkipedia HAH!
I can see you are a biased Cypriot with a tendency towards embarassing simplifications. The Ottomans created a very sophisticated form of music, part of which is represented in the above video. Is this barbaric? Also, you're right about wikipedia, but I wouldn't have suggested it to you had it not been a credible article.
the thing above is not neccesarily turkish remember its hin own peace no it is true that the turks took music from the ones around them i am not biast well maybe a little but i try to understand all thes things attoman clasical music is based off anatolian music wich is based off thousands of years of tradition thats all i am saying
I do not disagree with what you say however we can only speculate of what was happening in music 700 years ago and which culture is responsible for which contribution.
that shall be the ancient bouzouki called Pandouris! its the predecessor of bouzouki, baglama and saz! and lyra is played on the greek isles like crete too! the lyra u mean is politiki lyra(in greek)!
Pandourida appears to have been a three sting plucked lute but I wouldn't go as far as to name it the predecessor of all lute-like instruments. I find the saz more related to the Central Asian family of instruments like the 'Dutar'. There is an instrument called Pandouri today in Georgia. Nice shape too (hexagonal oi think).
nope not all lute-like instruments.....if that shall be so it has to be the predecessor of oud too! anyway so can u tell me why pandouris and dutar have so much in common?!
That instument is not bouzouki(100%greek but not ancient).It's called "Boulgari".Other instruments close to this and bouzouki are Tabouras,Tzouras,Baglamas and Saz.oh and nothing is only Greek or Turkish or English,blah blah...Everything is for everyone.We can learn from each other.Bouzouki is also used from the Irish bands as bazouki and they learn it from the Greeks.They used original bouzouki till they start made their own.
Believe it or not,tambouras descents from ancient greek TRICHORDON which descents for anient ASSYRIAN pandura.Intremnts like tanbur or some lutes,come from different variants of trichordon being played during the Byzantine Empire
AlexBouzouki 1 month ago
shut the fuck up and enjoy the music that humans can pay!
elareyorgoelareyorgo 6 months ago
4:05 πολύ χαρισματικός!!!!!!!
ακόμα και σε τόσο νεαρή ηλικία. . . . . . . .
tourick 9 months ago
It's not bouzouki, it's Trichordo!
There is a big difference between Bouzouki and Trichordo, as the don't have the Same body but can have 3 or 4 doubled strings
Qwerti60 1 year ago
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that instument is not bouzouki(100%greek but not ancient).It's called "Boulgari".Other instruments close to this and bouzouki are Tabouras,Tzouras,Baglamas and Saz.oh and nothing is only Greek or Turkish or English,blah blah...Everything is for everyone.We can learn from each other.Bouzouki is also used from the Irish bands as bazouki and they learn it from the Greeks.They used original bouzouki till they start made their own.
Noldarion 1 year ago
that instument is not bouzouki(100%greek but not ancient).It's called "Boulgari".Other instruments close to this and bouzouki are Tabouras,Tzouras,Baglamas and Saz.oh and nothing is only Greek or Turkish or English,blah blah...Everything is for everyone.We can learn from each other.Bouzouki is also used from the Irish bands as bazouki and they learn it from the Greeks.They used original bouzouki till they start made their own.
Noldarion 1 year ago
Ross Daly was born in the wrong country I think. He was born to play Greek - Mediterranean music.
Great stuff!!!! Bravo
chrisanastasiou 1 year ago
helali var valla bir türkten daha iyi calıyor.
topaldede 2 years ago
οντως δεν ειναι μπουζουκι γιατι εχει μπερντεδες (και χορδες σαζιου). μαλλον σαν "ειδικη παραγγελια" μου φαινεται...
hragelop 2 years ago
The instrument called "Bozouki" comes from the word Bozuk in Turkish (Broken or thing with no function) even the arabs use the word as bozouq. So my conclusion is that it is Turkish since it has a Turkish name. If it was arabic then surely it would have a arabic name.
jelijeli1905 2 years ago
At a first level your observation is correct. There seem to be two main issues however. First, an instrument called buzuki has not been used it Turkey, historically at least and second, we do not really know the circumstances that gave rise to the name. According to one legend, a Greek once (19th century perhaps?) played a mandolin to the Sultan and he replied that it sounded "bozuk". In the Ottoman times ethnicity did not really matter on aspects of vocabulary (e.g. saz is a Persian word)
lagoutieris 2 years ago
Yes, but today you can see a instrument identically with saz in central asia (The Turkic countries) but anyway we have same culture its a very nice thing. I just hate that someone denies that we are a part of that culture.
jelijeli1905 2 years ago
@lagoutieris ''bozuk'' means broken. which would be the ''sound is broken'' or in other word the instrument is not ''akorded"" or so dont know the exact english word.
actually it doesn't matter from where the words comes or from where the instruments comes. it's the emotion that counts. every single instrument has his own sound. every nation (arab, greek, turk) put his own ''philosophy'' to the instrument and the emotion.
karakan1453 4 months ago
from my under standing bouzouki is greek and saz is turkish and buzuq is arabic version and is has elements of both bouzouki and saz
DaveChorowskiMusic 2 years ago
@jelijeli1905 That cant be true.The instrument bouzouki is something between tambouras(this instrument being played at the video)and greek lute.Greeks could speak Turkish (specially the anatolian ones),and many other things were named after turkish names
AlexBouzouki 1 month ago
It's not bouzouki, it's saz-like instrument from Turkey!
zisis22 2 years ago
kalitero mpouzouki apto simerino
athanasios88 3 years ago
dont you think that the gentleman is playin kamancha at the right, the gentleman is playig saz in the middle which is a turkoman instrument originated from central asia, and the player at the left is persian darbuka....
blottogalib 3 years ago
Actually the instrument being played here is a type of "bouzouki" designed and constructed by Panagiotis Kafetzopoulos. Neither Panagiotis nor I make any claims of historical authenticity for this instrument. The bouzouki in the historical traditional sense is only found in Greece & the Arab world. In each of these cases it is very different from the instrument played here.
rossmdaly 4 years ago 3
so is this the orginal bouzouki from ancient greece or explaen more about this instroment please and the lyra of what origin is it?
OARHEGOS 4 years ago
Bouzouki from ancient Greece??!!?? It would be a joke to claim such a thing. I meant it's a bouzouki without the standardised decorative conventions of the bouzouki we all know. Also it has more frets like a saz (possible relation???). The lyra of Istanbul, or klasik kemence, was an Ottoman court music instrument. I am not going to get into the custody discussion, sorry. You may check the wikipedia entry
lagoutieris 4 years ago
i simply made a mistatake and wikipedia is not always right its a joke to assume such a thing. the turks gained the instroments threw the verious people they conqourd nomads from the edges of the world. basicly barbarians i am not going to discuss but if you possibly wikkipedia HAH!
OARHEGOS 4 years ago
I can see you are a biased Cypriot with a tendency towards embarassing simplifications. The Ottomans created a very sophisticated form of music, part of which is represented in the above video. Is this barbaric? Also, you're right about wikipedia, but I wouldn't have suggested it to you had it not been a credible article.
lagoutieris 4 years ago
the thing above is not neccesarily turkish remember its hin own peace no it is true that the turks took music from the ones around them i am not biast well maybe a little but i try to understand all thes things attoman clasical music is based off anatolian music wich is based off thousands of years of tradition thats all i am saying
OARHEGOS 4 years ago
I do not disagree with what you say however we can only speculate of what was happening in music 700 years ago and which culture is responsible for which contribution.
alexlais 4 years ago
that shall be the ancient bouzouki called Pandouris! its the predecessor of bouzouki, baglama and saz! and lyra is played on the greek isles like crete too! the lyra u mean is politiki lyra(in greek)!
SonicBlunt 4 years ago
Pandourida appears to have been a three sting plucked lute but I wouldn't go as far as to name it the predecessor of all lute-like instruments. I find the saz more related to the Central Asian family of instruments like the 'Dutar'. There is an instrument called Pandouri today in Georgia. Nice shape too (hexagonal oi think).
alexlais 4 years ago
nope not all lute-like instruments.....if that shall be so it has to be the predecessor of oud too! anyway so can u tell me why pandouris and dutar have so much in common?!
SonicBlunt 4 years ago
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That instument is not bouzouki(100%greek but not ancient).It's called "Boulgari".Other instruments close to this and bouzouki are Tabouras,Tzouras,Baglamas and Saz.oh and nothing is only Greek or Turkish or English,blah blah...Everything is for everyone.We can learn from each other.Bouzouki is also used from the Irish bands as bazouki and they learn it from the Greeks.They used original bouzouki till they start made their own.
Noldarion 1 year ago
Great as usual...
aram34 4 years ago