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The Gusli – A Great Stringed Instrument from Russia

stringed instruments / By Michael Reichenbach

The Gusli (-> Wikipedia) is an old Russian stringed instrument, a kind of a zither. The gusli is used in folk music, but can also be used for classical music. The gusli is usually played with the right hand while the left hand mutes to strings that should not sound. This can be used for …

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Stary Olsa – Medieval Classic Rock! – Metallica, Beatles and Deep Purple played with Medieval Instruments

band, cittern / By admin

Stary Olsa is a medieval band from Minsk, Belarus that has played throughout Europe. As an experiment they have played classic rock songs by Metallica, Deep Purple or The Beatles using their medieval instruments – and they had a big success with their performances and their youtube videos. Now thay have just started a kickstarter …

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