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is a founder member of [[Etnika]], together with [[Ruben Zahra]], [[Steve Borg]] and [[Andrew Alamango]]. Born in Żejtun in 1955, Gatt | is a founder member of [[Etnika]], together with [[Ruben Zahra]], [[Steve Borg]] and [[Andrew Alamango]]. Born in the south-eastern town of Żejtun in 1955, Gatt grew in an ''għana'' ambience. Heis reputedly known as Malta's foremost builder of the traditional instruments ''żaqq'' (Maltese bagpipe), ''żummara'' (single reed pipe) and ''flejguta'' (cane whistle flute). | ||
[[File:Guzi Gatt inspecting a frame drum in the making.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Ġużi Gatt inspecting the width of a frame drum]] | [[File:Guzi Gatt inspecting a frame drum in the making.jpg|240px|thumb|right|Ġużi Gatt inspecting the width of a ''tanbur'', the traditional frame drum]] | ||
He has built several bagpipes, continuing the tradition passed on to him from [[Toni Cachia l-Ħammarun]] and has encouraged a number of people to revive the ''flejguta'', by the number of instruments that he has handed to aspiring musicians. Gatt uses locally sourced material, including native cane (Arundo donax). | He has built several bagpipes, continuing the tradition passed on to him from [[Toni Cachia l-Ħammarun]] and has encouraged a number of people to revive the ''flejguta'', by the number of instruments that he has handed to aspiring musicians. Gatt uses locally sourced material, including native cane (Arundo donax). | ||
Revision as of 19:27, 26 February 2012
is a founder member of Etnika, together with Ruben Zahra, Steve Borg and Andrew Alamango. Born in the south-eastern town of Żejtun in 1955, Gatt grew in an għana ambience. Heis reputedly known as Malta's foremost builder of the traditional instruments żaqq (Maltese bagpipe), żummara (single reed pipe) and flejguta (cane whistle flute).
He has built several bagpipes, continuing the tradition passed on to him from Toni Cachia l-Ħammarun and has encouraged a number of people to revive the flejguta, by the number of instruments that he has handed to aspiring musicians. Gatt uses locally sourced material, including native cane (Arundo donax).
Gatt is also the secretary of the Għaqda Maltija tal-Folklor, and edits their annual edition of L-Imnara. Over the last few years a number of contributions on Maltese folk music, mainly by Anna Borg-Cardona and Angelo Dougall, have been published in it.
He has collected ethnographic material on the Maltese people and has written Qiegħda fil-ponta ta' lsieni, published by Klabb Kotba Maltin in 2005.