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Gadulka
Also known as Гадулка · Bulgarian Bowed Fiddle

Bow the three melody strings by fingering with fingernails and keep the sympathetic strings ringing, following asymmetric 7/8 dance rhythms.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Bulgaria.
Origins
A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.
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