A guide to Maltese folk music
By: written by Ruben Zahra ; edited by Steve Borg
Contributors: Nafra (Musical group); Public Broadcasting Service (Malta); PBS Sound Archives (Malta)
Publisher: Public Broadcasting Services, Malta; Soundscapes
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 63
ISBN-13: 9789993204398
Subjects: Music; Maltese influences; Folk music; Musical instruments
Other titles: Maltese folk music
Notes: CD includes vintage recordings from the sound archives of the Public Broadcasting Services, Malta and new music by the folk ensemble Nafra.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: İz-̇Zaqq (bagpipe); title: İz-̇Zummara (reedpipe); title: Il-Flejguta or Il Fifra (fipple flute); title: It-Tanbur (tambourine); title: İz-̇Zaḟzafa (friction drum); title: Il-Kitarra (guitar); title: Ghana (Maltese folksong); title: Il-Kuntradanza (Maltese country dance); title: Il-Parata (Maltese sword dance); title: Street cries; title: Nursery rhymes.; title: Contents of CD: Halel / composed by Ruben Zahra; title: Tal-Hammarun / PBS Sound Archives, tape no. 381; title: Ghana fil-gholi (traditional folk song) / PBS Sound Archive, no. 760; title: Il-Helu Lehnek / composed by Ruben Zahra; title: Sejvanvolin; title: L-Gharbija (Arab tune); title: K-Ghanja Maqsuma / PBS Sound Archives, no. 1422; title: Preludju / composed by Ruben Zahra; title: Moonlight shining / composed by Roben Zahra; title: Kitarri Biss / Indri Brincat; title: Tal-Gimbha l-Kbria / PBS Sound Archives, no. 1003; title: Ghana Spirtu Pront / PBS Sound Archives, no. 56; title: Terramaxka / PBS Sound Archives, no. 4863R; title: Il-Parata / arranged by Ruben Zahra; title: Ghana Tal-Fatt / PBS Sound Archives no. 54; title: Kuntradanza / PBS Sound Archives no. 760; title: Tlaqna / composed by Ruben Zahra; title: Mediterranean Dream / composed by Dominic Galea and Ruben Zahra; title: Orqod, Orqod; title: Dawra durella; title: Ara Fejja l-Mewt Ghalik; title: Agmel Xita Aghmel; title: Ninu Ninu tal-Milied; title: Angolina Gej Vapur, Karrozza b'Erba' Roti, Paqq, Paqq, Paqq, Lanca Gejja; title: Darba Kien Hemm Sultan / PBS Sound Archives no. 616.