The Animated History of the Albanians - The Lahuta of Albania (2017)

This is a animated short of the Albanian peoples history from the Illyrian period to late 20th century. The Instruments used in this video are the Albanian drums (tupana), Lahuta (from the latin word "lute", or known as gusle, or horse-fiddle) and qifteli (albanian folk lute).

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The instruments used are: The gusle, drums, qifteli, (short-neck lutE) sharki (long-neck lute) mishnic (bagpipe) and flutes.

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Видео The Animated History of the Albanians - The Lahuta of Albania (2017) канала Ulpian Records