Macedonian Music
Macedonian music forms a vital part of Macedonian folklore culture and traditions. It is known to have some of the most complex timing signatures in the world, with many songs having 7/8, 9/8, 11/8 signatures along with the usual 4/4, 2/4 and 3/4 signatures which exist everywhere else around the world. Some instruments used traditionally include the Tambura, Kaval, Gajda, Zurla, Tapan, Dajre and Šupelka. *
Relatively more modern instruments are also used to play traditional Macedonian music, such as piano accordions, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, violins, drum kit, electric and bass guitars.
If you are a local Macedonian musician or part of a Macedonian band in Newcastle that would like to post their information here free of charge, please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it You might even like to video record yourself on youtube.com and we can place the videos here on this page as your promotional material.
Below are some samples of different Macedonian music.
* Pictures have been sourced from http://macedoniadirect.com/ where many of the traditional instruments may be ordered online.
