Floghera

Greek flutes

The floghera (Greek: φλογέρα, pronounced [floˈʝeɾa]) is a type of flute used in Greek folk music. It is a simple end-blown bamboo flute without a fipple, which is played by directing a narrow air stream against its sharp, open upper end. It typically has seven finger holes.^[1]

References

↑ George Papadelis and George Papanikolaou (1991). "An acoustical approach to the Greek flogera". Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 90: 2352. doi:10.1121/1.402163.

Greek musical instruments

Ancient	Barbiton Chelys Epigonion Kithara Pan flute Pandura Phorminx Salpinx Trigonon Water organ

String Instruments	Bowed instruments Lyra (Byzantine Cretan Pontian) Plucked instruments Baglamas Bouzouki Karantouzeni Laouto Lavta Mandola Mandolin Psaltery Tambouras Thaboura Tzouras Struck instruments Santouri

Aerophones	Woodwind instruments Aulos Askomandoura Tsampouna Floghera Karamuza Lalitsa Mantura Souravli

Percussion instruments	Membranophones Tambourine Toubeleki Tympano Idiophones Cochilia Crotalum Koudounia Trigono Zilia

See also	Music of Greece Greek folk music Byzantine music Rebetiko Laïko Greek dances

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Floghera

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