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Latvian Bagpipe and Folk Pipes
Also known as Latvijas dūdas · Dūdas

Hold the drone and play the chanter notes in time as phrases scroll in, adding stabules (whistle pipes) and horns for a village band.
Heritage note
Part of the living heritage of Latvia.
Origins
Usually placed in the era of Crossroads and Golden Ages (about 500 to 1500), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Northern and Eastern Europe.
Sources
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