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Żaqq and tanbur (Maltese bagpipe and tambourine)
“Tal-Grixti – a family of Żaqq and tanbur musicians” L-Imnara No 21 (1997).
“Iconography of the Maltese Bagpipe and Tambourine” Treasures of Malta, Vol.V No.3 (Summer 1999).
“Last of the Maltese bagpipers of old” Chanter (Winter 2004)
“Making the Maltese żaqq bag” Chanter (Winter 2005)

Rabbaba / Żafżafa (Friction Drum)
“Ir-Rabbaba f’Għawdex illum” L-Imnara No. 20 (1996)
“The Maltese Friction Drum” American Musical Instrument (AMIS) Journal Vol.28 (2002).

Ċuqlajta (Clappers and ratchets)
“Grinding Judas’ Bones” Treasures of Malta Vol. VIII No 3 (Summer 2002).
“The Ċuqlajta during Holy Week” L-Imnara No 26 (2002)

Bedbut (The Single Reed)
“Doqq ja Bedbut doqq” L-Imnara No 24 (2000)

Għana (Maltese folk songs)
“Għana from the cradle to the grave …and beyond” Times of Malta May 27, 1999 pp23-24.
“Tliet Għanjiet antiki Maltin” L-Imnara No 27 (2003).

Dance
“16th century Dances and Masquerades” Treasures of Malta Vol X No 1(Christmas 2003)

Books
Daqq, Għana u Żfin Malti (Maltese music, song and dance), Peg Ltd (2007)
A Musical Legacy: Malta related music found in Foreign Libraries, the author, (2002)


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