Though in Corsica the voice reigns supreme - from the polyphonic intensity of paghjella (traditional chant) and the poetic invention of chjama è rispondi"", to lullabies, laments and funeral orations - the island also has a rich and varied instrumental repertoire... expressive ""pifana"" pastorale flute (in goat horn) and ""pirula"" flute (reed), the powerful ""cialamedda"" (reminiscent of the bagpipes), the ""cetera"" (sistra) with its cristallines tones, and more recently adopted instruments like the violin, the guitar, the mandolin and the accordion.

Though in Corsica the voice reigns supreme - from the polyphonic intensity of paghjella (traditional chant) and the poetic invention of chjama è rispondi"", to lullabies, laments and funeral orations - the island also has a rich and varied instrumental repertoire... expressive ""pifana"" pastorale flute (in goat horn) and ""pirula"" flute (reed), the powerful ""cialamedda"" (reminiscent of the bagpipes), the ""cetera"" (sistra) with its cristallines tones, and more recently adopted instruments like the violin, the guitar, the mandolin and the accordion.