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A tribute from Peter Molz
Yannis Loulourgas, a luthier, musician and teacher of traditional greek music has developed a new type of musical instrument. With regards to the shape of the instruments body he calls his unique design the “Gagava”. The Gagava was a type of fishing boat used for fishing corals and sponges then.
The “Gagava” (H Γκαγκαβα) is available as 6-string or 8-string instrument and in different size variations and design modifications. With its flat vibrating back the instrument has quite a long sustain and the sound is different from the sound of the bouzouki or the lute/oud.
Price range for the instrument: starting from 500 up to 1.500 Euro.
Tuning of the 6-string Gagava is G,D,G
In this video, Yannis explains the instrument design and demonstrates the sound of his new instrument. In addition to cars and motor scooters rolling past his shop, you can hear him playing three traditional songs on this instrument, two of these songs from Asia minor together with his musical friends. The songs are:
– Georgitsa mou / Γεωργίτσα μου
– Oi Psarades / Oi Ψαράδες
– Menekzedes kai Zoumpoulia / Μενεξέδες και ζουμπούλια
In the last sequence, Yannis rehearses “Menekzedes kai Zoumpoulia ” with some of his musical students in front of his shop.
Yannis lives in the village of Pythagorio on the east aegean island of Samos. If you are interested in this instrument, please get in contact with him. Information you will find at the end of the video.
On Facebook, you will find infos about Yannis here:
facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006324973749
If you want to get in contact with him, take your time! It can take weeks before he looks into his emails …
