Alboka

Alboka [Arab. al-*būq], double hornpipe of the Basque country, consisting of 2 parallel, cylindrical cane pipes ca. 14 cm. (5½ in.) long, tied together and cradled in a wooden gutter, with idioglott beating reeds protected by a horn mouth bell. The lower end terminates in a common cow-horn bell. The left pipe has 5 fingerholes, the right pipe 3. As the player inhales while playing, the sound is continuous. Also called zinburruna (13; Anuario musical, 1956). Baines, Anthony. Bagpipes. Oxford…