Šargija music instrument

[Gorštak]

Bosnia music instrument

http://www.zaslike.com/files/to462c0l27zz1ierpmr8.jpg
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The šargija (Cyrillic: Шаргија, Albanian: Çallgi) is a plucked, fretted long necked chordophone used in the folk music of various Balkan countries, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Albania, Kosovo and Serbia.

The šargija originated in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the rule of Ottoman Empire, and is played by Bosniaks, Albanians, Serbs and Croats. Its original four strings have been increased to six or even seven. The šargija usually accompanies the violin, and has a jangling sound, similar to the Turkish saz. The sharki (or sargija) is a similar instrument as the two-string qiftelia, but with more strings and looking more like a primitive saz. Spelling is sometimes: sarkia or sharki or sharkia. Usually there are three courses of metal strings. The frets are often inlayed metal frets, in a non-western pattern. Body could be made from separate staves, or carved from one piece of wood.

The šargija is used by the Bosnians in Bosnian root music. The tamburica/tambura is mostly associated with Croats and some Serbs.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3CmnJAKZ8I

[Shah-Jehan]

This looks really similar to our intsrument, the Sitar
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/0407_207.jpg/800px-0407_207.jpg

[Gorštak]

It's mainly used combined with violin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0tLZJgj-JI

[Skerdilaid]

We also have the Sharkia btw it's a Trukish instrument in origin.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZXc4w3JtXU

[Gorštak]

We also have the Sharkia btw it's a Trukish instrument in origin.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZXc4w3JtXU

Are young Albanians interested for that kind of music?
Our young people listen mainly pop, rock, rap, they make fun of those who love our traditional music and instruments:picard1:

[Skerdilaid]

Are young Albanians interested for that kind of music?
Our young people listen mainly pop, rock, rap, they make fun of those who love our traditional music and instruments:picard1:

Hahah I love all kind of music but only the traditional music is in my heart:)

[Gorštak]

Hahah I love all kind of music but only the traditional music is in my heart:)

Same with me, Sevdalinka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjHElM7iCGs) is my favourite:)
We should ban turbo-folk, it's music without sence nad soul,I was wrong that our young people love mainly pop,rock,rap, they actually love more stupid Serbian turbo folk:(

[Skerdilaid]

Same with me, Sevdalinka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjHElM7iCGs) is my favourite:)
We should ban turbo-folk, it's music without sence nad soul,I was wrong that our young people love mainly pop,rock,rap, they actually love more stupid Serbian turbo folk:(

We call that shit Tallava(Gypsy music) and it has destroyed traditional music to no repair:picard1:

[Skerdilaid]

Here is another one:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG0YRnPg3i8

[Skerdilaid]

Same with me, Sevdalinka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjHElM7iCGs) is my favourite:)
We should ban turbo-folk, it's music without sence nad soul,I was wrong that our young people love mainly pop,rock,rap, they actually love more stupid Serbian turbo folk:(

I see in the article mentions "Cifteli", I though only Albanians have the Cifteli. Do Bosnians play the Cifteli?

[Gorštak]

I see in the article mentions "Cifteli", I though only Albanians have the Cifteli. Do Bosnians play the Cifteli?

They all look the same to me, lol.
But that seems more like Tamburica to me, used mainly by Croats.

[Skerdilaid]

They all look the same to me, lol.
But that seems more like Tamburica to me, used mainly by Croats.

Hahah they look similar but Sharkija has a different sound and it's a lot bigger, Cifteli is smaller. I google Tamburica and looks quite similar to Cifteli but I think it's what we call mandolin.

Here is how Cifteli sounds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZ4Zd_bROo

[Bandzakovsky]

Haha Diabolik you can hear your beloved american shit rap or rock. I have on my mobile phone only Music from Balkans, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, tallava or modern arab Music. I hate the western dur-Moll Music!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOSPbx_4_98&list=FLEBQxPz0nf2VCG0icrQJRzw&index=9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSmJMWKe8nI&list=FLEBQxPz0nf2VCG0icrQJRzw&index=18

[guido]

Dear Gorstak

I would like to ask you some informations about the picture with sargija players which you published. Could you contact me, please? Thank you in advance.