Listing to the Balalaika ensemble from Russia influenced me to learn more about this instrument. In this clip you can see that this little girl is playing the lute with her fingers and moves her hand in different positions for different notes. Something I found interesting was her putting her left hand behind the instrument which is not common in playing other lutes. Listening to this, it sounds quite cheerful almost like a banjo but, has a consistent beat. It almost sounds like there are multiple instruments playing and many staccatos. This solo is quite long but, really shows everything that the Balalaika can do.