The doina is a Romanian musical tune style, possibly with Middle Eastern roots, customary in Romanian peasant music, lautareasca music as well adopted into klezmer music. The peasant doinas are mostly vocal and monophonic and are sung with some vocal peculiarities that vary from place to place. Instrumental doinas are played on simple instruments, usually various types of flutes, or even on rudimentary ones, such as a leaf.

Unlike peasant doinas, lautar and klezmer doinas are usually accompan...