Fujara is not some new action game on your iPhone but a 6-feet-long rare folk Slovak musical instrument from 12. century. It looks like a large flute with 3 side holes and a parallel smaller tube, which supplies air to the top of the flute. Cherished in the seclusion of Slovakian mountains by shepherds, the fujara and its rich spectrum of healing overtones were preserved over the centuries. Until recently the fujara was not known outside of Slovakia, where only a small number of traditional musicians play the instrument, and a handful of craftsmen there can make one. But now people all over the world are discovering beauty and unique qualities of fujara, and there is growing number of fujara players…AND you can be one of them (you don’t have to know how to read the notes)!
Learn to play Slovak fujara at the Common Ground on the Hill (non-profit organization in Maryland) from a Czech musician Bob Rychlik. [click to continue…]
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