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Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck (either Fretted or unfretted and a deep round back or more specifically to an instrument from Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, [1] It is not to be confused with the rebab, which is played with a bow. The rebab ( Arabic الرباب or رباب; also rebap, rabab, rebeb, In Music, a bow is moved across some part of a Musical instrument, causing Vibration which the instrument emits as Sound. The rubab is mainly used in the classical music of Afghanistan. Since the 1980s Afghanistan has been involved in near constant violence A short-necked lute made of wood, with goatskin covering the body, the rubab has three melody strings, three drone strings, and 11 or 12 sympathetic strings. Lute can refer generally to any plucked string instrument with a neck (either Fretted or unfretted and a deep round back or more specifically to an instrument from Sympathetic strings or resonance strings are auxiliary strings found on many Indian musical instruments as well as some Western Baroque instruments and a variety The instrument is made from the trunk of a mulberry tree and the strings are made from the intestines of young goats, brought to the size of thread.
The rubab is attested since the 7th century. It is mentioned in old Persian books, and many Sufi poets mention it in their poems. Persian literature ( spans two and a half millennia though much of the pre- Islamic material has been lost Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفیگری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف It is the traditional instrument of Khorasan(Present Afghanistan), and is thus also widely used in countries neighbouring Afghanistan, such as India, Iran, and Pakistan. Greater Khorasan (خراسان بزرگ (also written Khorasaan, Khurasan and Khurasaan) is a modern term for eastern territories of ancient Persia India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Rubabs made in India and Iran differ from those of Afghanistan, the Afghan rubab (mostly known as Kabuli rubab) is known to be the original. The rubab is known as The Lion of instruments, and is one of the two National Instruments of Afghanistan (together with the Zerbaghali).
It is the ancestor of the North Indian sarod and sarangi[2][3], which are used in Hindustani classical music, but - unlike the sarod - it is a fretted instrument. The sarod is a stringed musical instrument used mainly in Indian classical music. The Sarangi ( Hindi The music of India' includes multiple varieties of folk, popular, pop, and classical music. A fret is a raised portion on the neck of a Stringed instrument, that extends generally across the full width of the neck
Famous players of the rubab are Ustad Mohammad Omar, Mohammad Rahim Khoshnawaz, Homayun Sakhi and Khaled Arman.
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The Pamiri rubab (Tajikistan)
In Tajikistan, a similar but distinct [i]rubab is played. This variant generally has a shallower body and neck than the Afghan rubab. The Pamiri rubab has six gut strings, one of which, rather than running from the head to the bridge, is attached partway down the neck, similar to the fifth string of the American banjo. The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments [4]
See also
- Music of Afghanistan
- Music of Central Asia
- Kashgar rabab
- Dolan rawap
External links
- World Music Central - Ustad Mohammad Omar LINK
- http://www.amc.org.uk/education/articles/Music%20of%20the%20Uyghurs.htm
References
- ^ David Courtney, Rabab, Chandra & David's Homepage, LINK
- ^ Simon Broughton, Tools of the Trade: Sarod, Published in Songlines-The World Music Magazine, LINK
- ^ Instruments of Afghanistan, afghanland. Since the 1980s Afghanistan has been involved in near constant violence Asian music encompasses numerous different musical styles originating from a large number of Asian cultures com, LINK
- ^ Music and Poetry from the Pamir Mountains Musical instruments The Institute of Ismaili Studies.
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