Folk Musical Instruments in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian groups use instruments that are common which include; The gaida which is a traditional goat skin bagpipe, there are two ...

- The gaida which is a traditional goat skin bagpipe, there are two common kinds of gaida, the Thracian gaida is tuned either in D or in A, the rhodopi gaida that is also known as the kaba gaida, is larger and has a much deeper sound and can be tuned in F.
- The kaval, an end blown flute that is very close to the Turkish kaval, as well as the Arabic ney.
- The guadulka, a bowed string instrument that probably came from the rebec which is held vertically with melody and sympathetic strings.
- The tupan, a large drum worn over the shoulder by the player and hit with a beater (kayak) on one side and a thin stick (osier) on the other. It is different from the Greek buzouki.
- The tarabuka or the dumbek which is an hourglass shaped finger drum is very similar to the Turkish and North African darbooka and the Greek touberleki.