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The ”’żaqq”’ ({{IPA|mt|zɐʔ}}) is the most common form of [[ |
The ”’żaqq”’ ({{IPA|mt|zɐʔ}}) is the most common form of [[]] [[]], and was once associated with Maltese folk festivals.<ref name=”BugejaBuhagiar1993″>{{cite book|author1=Lino Bugeja|author2=Mario Buhagiar|author3=Stanley Fiorini|title=Birgu: a Maltese maritime city|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YI7iAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=24 April 2011|year=1993|publisher=Malta University Services|isbn=978-99909-44-01-3|pages=382 }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Latest revision as of 16:42, 28 November 2025
Maltese bagpipe
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The żaqq (Maltese pronunciation: [zɐʔ]) is the most common form of bagpipes from Malta, and was once associated with Maltese folk festivals.[1]
The use of the żaqq in daily life came to an end in the 1970s, the instrument having been perhaps replaced by the accordion earlier in the century.[2] In 1977 the Galpin Society noted only nine remaining traditional pipers in Malta; the last of these, Toni “l-Hammarun” Cachia, died in 2004.[3] Various folk music ensembles such as Etnika have attempted to revive the instrument.
Etymology and spelling
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It is sometimes erroneously referred to as the zapp due to a spelling error in a 1939 English-language publication. The Maltese word żaqq literally means “sack” or “belly” and derives from Arabic ziqq ( “skin” [as a receptacle]). is sometimes stated that żaqq derives from Italian zampogna but this is not the case.
