Wednesday, 24th December 2008

Reviving traditional instruments of the past

Bank of Valletta is supporting Maltese Music Heritage in Education, a project aimed at reviving traditional instruments as an important legacy of local heritage.

The project was conceived by Ruben Zahra, director of the cultural organisation Soundscapes, which introduced two folk instruments, the tambourine and cane-flute, under this initiative.

Each instrument is presented in an elegant transparent case and is accompanied by a compilation CD of Maltese folk music and an informative brochure.

The educational project will see such instruments become more than just museum pieces and can now be made widely available to students and the public.