The boha{{Need-IPA (also known as the ''Cornemuse Landaise'' or bohaossac) is a type of

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native to the

Landes of Gascony The Landes de Gascogne (; in Gascon, classic spelling ''las Lanas de Gasconha'', Fébusienne spelling ''leus Lanes de Gascougne''), or Gascony Moors, is a natural region of France of nearly 14000 km². It extends over three departments: Gironde, ...

in southwestern

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. This bagpipe is notable in that it bears a greater resemblance to

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an bagpipes, particularly the contra-chanter bagpipes of the

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(e.g., the Hungarian

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), than to other Western European pipes. It features both a chanter and a drone bored into a common rectangular body. Both chanter and drone use single reeds.

External links

Association of Bohaires of Gascony

Bibliography

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