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| Woodwind instrument | |
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| Classification | Bagpipe |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 422.112 (Reed aerophone with conical bore) |
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Thekaba gaida ('large gaida'[1]) orrodopska gaida (Rhodope gaida), is thebagpipe of the centralRhodope mountains, it is a distinctive symbol ofBulgarian folk music. It is made from wood, horn, animal skin and cotton, and is similar to thegaida, but lowerpitched and usually with a larger bag. The chanter has a specific curve at the end, with a hexagonal section, and the shape of the channel inside the chanter is reverse cone. The most commondrone tone on a kaba gaida is E.
The song "Izlel e Delio Haidutin", played on the kaba gaida and included on theVoyager Golden Record, was among the sounds selected to portray the diversity of human culture.
The gaida is played on weddings, celebrations and events. As people on the Balkans say: "A wedding without a bagpipe is like a funeral." Interest in the kaba gaida has been increasing and it is found on the ethno jazz scene.
