Gaida, a type of bagpipe played in northern Greece as well as parts of Macedonia and the Balkans
He has collaborated with artists to present new works with computer electronics in various festivals throughout Europe including Ars Musica (Brussels), Holland Festival (Amsterdam), Musica (Strasbourg), Agora (Paris), Gaida (Vilnius), MaerzMusik (Berlin), Lille 2004 as well as the Casa da Musica (Porto) et Lille 2004 and Queen Elizabeth Hall (London).
The Thracian gaida, also called the avlos, is different than the Macedonian or other Bulgarian bagpipes.
Balkanska is most famous in the West for "Izlel je Delyo hajdutin", which she recorded in 1968 accompanied by the bagpipe (gaida) players Lazar Kanevski and Stephan Zahmanov.