*Funky Contemporary Piece with African and Balkan Influences.* The title is simply a spoonerism of the words Gaida and Zaïre (please note the double-dotted ï). The piece~~~~~s subject matter is inspired by a number of contrasting musical cultures that one does not normally think of as being complimentary to one another - including the music of the Bulgarian / Balkan bagpipe, the gaida, and the guitar music of the Central African nation formerly known as Zaïre (now the Congo). There are also elements of Turkish music from the Black Sea region, and of the music of the mbira dzavadzimu, or thumb piano, of the Shona people of Zimbabwe.

1. Zaida Gaire

_Score 11 pp. Parts 2 pp._