Gaida (Mespanica) – People’s brass musical instrument. It contains an air tank from sheep or goat skin, which attached the blow, the guykeeper, Bric, and the Slochache. It is the most common instrument with multiple function and purpose, as a companion of songs and plow, but also to fulfill solo gaidon melodies. According to the size, the melody registry and regional prevalence, in Macedonia there are high (Tikvesh, Kotorka, Rifle), medium (Poland and Stip) and low guides (Mariovska). Lit.: Dr. Aleksandar Linin, People’s Musical Instruments in Macedonia, Skopje, 1986, 96. F. M. F. Gaidenki
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
Кириличен напис ГАЈДА