Complex sentence: The use of the żaqq in daily life came to an end in the 1970s, the instrument having been perhaps replaced by the accordion earlier in the century, but there are ongoing attempts to revive it by various folk music ensembles such as Etnika.
Split into simpler sentences: The use of the żaqq in daily life came to an end in the 1970s, the instrument having been perhaps replaced by the accordion earlier in the century. Countering the instrument's decline, there are ongoing attempts to revive it by various folk music ensembles such as Etnika.