Quest for the Maltese Zaqq

This wellillustrated book is packed with information, not only about the żaqq and how to make one, but also about other aspects of rural Maltese culture as it was, including other traditional instruments, folk singing, smallscale farming, horse transport in Gozo, and crafts. Also covered is his family’s life as part of the British Services community in Malta during the final years prior to the closure of Britain’s military base.