I have not heard of the pan flute until I went to an event that was organised by the Romanian Embassy to celebrate the Romanian Presidency of the Council of European Union. I was in awe of the performance for that night - by Dana Dragomir, the first female professional for the pan flute which is Romania's national instrument. If you have no idea how a pan flute sounds, you should find it on YouTube! She shot to fame in Sweden when she played a repertoire that was written by one of the ABBA singers.
The pan flutes (also known as panpipes or syrinx) are a group of musical instruments based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting of multiple pipes of gradually increasing length (and occasionally girth). Multiple varieties of pan flutes have long been popular as folk instruments. The pipes are typically made from bamboo, giant cane, or local reeds. Other materials include wood, plastic, metal and ivory. Source from Wikipedia.
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