Pamiri rubab

Pamiri rubab
Classification

  • Necked bowl lutes
  • String instruments
Related instruments

Sarod, Dutar, Tanbur , Rubab

The Pamiri rubab (Tajik: рубоб) is a fretless six-strung lute, carved from a single piece of wood with a skin head. It is played in the Badakhshan region of Tajikistan, as part of the Pamiri musical tradition.

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.[1] The instrument is primarily used for drone and rhythm accompaniment.

References

  1. ↑ Music and Poetry from the Pamir Mountains Musical instruments The Institute of Ismaili Studies.