Ross Daly playing Epistrofi on Nak Tarhu

Nak Tarhu is an instrument created by Australian luthier Peter Biffin. It is based on the Cretan Lyra but it has 5 playing strings instead of 3 and it has 12 long sympathetic strings.

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Music

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• Ross
• Daly
• Nak
• Tarhu
• Lyra
• Taksim
• Huseyni
• Makam

[Bourimiri]

αυτος ο ανθρωπος απο την αλλη ακρη της γης αφιερωσε τη ζωη του στην κρητη και στην μουσικη της παραδοση. του αξιζουν χιλια συγχαρητηρια!!!

[roumpelis]

geia sou megale ROSS!!!!!!!!!!!Aytes einai melwdies!!!!!

[Hikikomori013]

That's incredible!

Sympathetic strings don't normally reproduce well on YouTube, but they're really singing on your instrument.

[Alkmini80]

@AhleKashanam kementse...the Pontian Greeks use an ancient Greek lyra, the Persians call it kemence...

[AhleKashanam]

i thought this was the Persian instrument Kamonche, but it isn't its very close

[loukoumi624]

you bring me farrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrraway....­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! like past lives!

[enesreyhan]

tek kelimeyle mükemel

[samolism]

@Bourimiri συμφωνο απολυτα μαζι σου

[samolism]

@Bourimiri συμφωνο απολυτα μαζι σου 

[afterthought9]

Fantastic.

I noticed he holds it between his legs, and not on the knee as with most kamancha players, is this to help support the long neck?

[kifisya]

Ustad Ross'a saygı ve selamlar...-Zeyno-