The instrumental music traditions of the Pirin region carry within themselves a variety of vocal performances but the accompanying function of the music, especially during holidays and rituals remains. The specific melody, rhythm and metrics of the musical forms have created a distinguished instrumental style.
The tambourine is a famous instrument for the West Rhodopes, around Razlog and Goce Delchev. The zurna, a double-reed wind instrument has an ancient history and the best zurna players are from Southwest Bulgaria. Other instruments, often accompanying those two are the drum, the flute, the bagpipe and ‘svorche’ and ‘dvoyanka’ – whistle-like instruments played by young men.
