Tanbūra In Cairo, played by a Nubian, 1858.
The tanbūra or "Kissar" is a bowl lyre of East Africa and the Middle East. It takes its name from the Persian tanbur via the Arabic tunbur (طنبور), though this term refers to long-necked lutes. The instrument probably originated in Upper Egypt and the Sudan in Nubia and is used in the Fann At-Tanbura in the Persian Gulf Arab States. It also plays an important role in zār rituals.[1]
According to ethnomusicologist Christian Poché, it has been played in "Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti, North Yemen, Southern Iraq and the Gulf States."[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Poché, Christian (2001). "Tanbūra". In Sadie, Stanley; Tyrrell, John (eds.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Vol. xxv (2nd ed.). London: Macmillan. pp. 62–63.
External links
- Celebrating the Sudanese lyre: a special performance. Video by the British Museum on YouTube
- Webpage on tanbura and other string instruments from Oman Centre for Traditional Music
- The Tambura
- The zar and the tumbura cults
- Sudanese lyre audio samples
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