The Maltese Tambourine and Percussion Instruments
Day
20/05/24
Location
The Splendid, Strait Street, Valletta
Time
6:30 pm
Duration
2hrs 30 mins
Price
EUR10
Opening Hours
NA
A presentation which aims to give a historical and musical overview of the design, context and use of percussion instruments in the Maltese folk tradition. These include the tambourine (tambur) and żafżafa (a friction drum) which alongside other wind instruments have been used for social and communal folk traditions. Rarely used, other than in carnival, the workshop aims to raise awareness of the instruments and their playability with the intention of reviving their use in new contemporary contexts. The presentation will be followed by a hands-on workshop for percussionists and musicians, highlighting the playing techniques on the Maltese tambourine (tambur). The workshop will focus on the tambur playing technique still used in carnival revelry, as well as the tambur ‘dance’, which accompanies the playing of the żaqq or Maltese bagpipes, as was documented and passed on by the last traditional tambourine player, Toni Camilleri ‘Tommi”.
Tambourines will be provided. Photo Credit: *Etnika
Workshop Leaders: Benji Cachia & Michael Galea
Workshop Level: All levels.
Price: EUR10
Accessibility: This venue is not accessible to persons using a wheelchair.
Terms & Conditions
By attending this event, attendees agree to being captured on camera for documentative and marketing purposes, allowing for the content to be stored and reinterpreted for an indefinite period of time.
Day
20/05/24
Opening Hours
NA
Location
The Splendid, Strait Street, Valletta
Time
18:30
Duration
2hrs 30 mins
Price
EUR10
A presentation which aims to give a historical and musical overview of the design, context and use of percussion instruments in the Maltese folk tradition. These include the tambourine (tambur) and żafżafa (a friction drum) which alongside other wind instruments have been used for social and communal folk traditions. Rarely used, other than in carnival, the workshop aims to raise awareness of the instruments and their playability with the intention of reviving their use in new contemporary contexts. The presentation will be followed by a hands-on workshop for percussionists and musicians, highlighting the playing techniques on the Maltese tambourine (tambur). The workshop will focus on the tambur playing technique still used in carnival revelry, as well as the tambur ‘dance’, which accompanies the playing of the żaqq or Maltese bagpipes, as was documented and passed on by the last traditional tambourine player, Toni Camilleri ‘Tommi”.
Tambourines will be provided. Photo Credit: *Etnika
Workshop Leaders: Benji Cachia & Michael Galea
Workshop Level: All levels.
Price: EUR10
Accessibility: This venue is not accessible to persons using a wheelchair.
Terms & Conditions
By attending this event, attendees agree to being captured on camera for documentative and marketing purposes, allowing for the content to be stored and reinterpreted for an indefinite period of time.