The frula (pronounced [frǔla], Serbian Cyrillic: фрула), also known as svirala (свирала) or jedinka, is a musical instrument which resembles a medium sized flute, traditionally played in rural Southeast Europe, primarily South Slavic countries.

The frula is a traditional instrument of South Slavic shepherds, who would play while tending their flocks.

[1] Other local names in Croatia include žveglica, šaltva, kavela, ćurlik.

[5] In rural Southeast Europe, the frula was played by shepherds while tending their flocks.

[5] It is a traditional instrument of Serbia,[6] one of several aerophones used for leisure time, rituals, or accompanying the kolo (circle dance), along with long flutes (duduk, cevara), the double flute (dvojnice), and the bag-pipe (gajde).