tanbur
Sign in to saveThe term Tanbur can refer to various long-necked string instruments originating in Mesopotamia, Southern or Central Asia. According to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "terminology presents a complicated situation. Nowadays the term tanbur (or tambur) is applied to a variety of distinct and related long-necked lutes used in art and folk traditions. Similar or identical instruments are also known by other terms." These instruments are used in the traditional music of Iran, Iraq, India, Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan (especially Avar community), Pakistan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Ka
Key facts
- Instrument.name
- Tanbur
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- Musician and luthier Ghobad Ghobadi (تنبورقبادی), a face of Yarsanism, plays a Kurdish tanbur. Ghobadi makes tanburs in the Yarsan tradition.
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- string
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- Plucked string instrument; fretted lute
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- Bağlama (Saz) Balkan tambura Bouzouki Çifteli Dotara Dramyin Dutar Rawap Pamiri rubab Sataer Setar Sato Setor Sitar Tamboori Tambouras Tamburica Kurdish tanbur Turkish tambur Yaylı tambur Tanpura Tar Tembor
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11 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Types
- Kurdish Tanbur
- Central Asia
- Turkish tambur
- Other plucked string instruments
- Other instruments
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The term Tanbur can refer to various long-necked string instruments originating in Mesopotamia, Southern or Central Asia. According to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "terminology presents a complicated situation. Nowadays the term tanbur (or tambur) is applied to a variety of distinct and related long-necked lutes used in art and folk traditions. Similar or identical instruments are also known by other terms." These instruments are used in the traditional music of Iran, Iraq, India, Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan (especially Avar community), Pakistan, Turkey, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.
==Origins ==