Afghan Rubab
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The Robab (Persian: رُباب, Hindustani: रोबाब رُباب) is originally a musical instrument from Afghanistan played by the Pashtun people and the people of Herat in the east. It is mainly used in the classical Music of Afghanistan.
The robab is the traditional instrument of Afghanistan, but other neighboring countries like Iran, Pakistan, and India remake the instrument and use the Afghan robab in their classical music.
It is a short-necked lute made of wood, with goatskin covering the body. It has three melody strings, three drone strings, and 11 or 12 sympathetic strings. The instrument is made from the stem of the mulberry tree and the strings are made from the intestines of young goats, brought to the size of thread.
It is the ancestor of the North Indian sarod, which is used in Hindustani classical music, but, unlike the sarod, is a fretted instrument.
Famous Afghan players of the robab are Homayun Sakhi and Aziz Herawi.
It is not to be confused with the rebab, which is played with a bow.
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