Rubab (instrument) in the context of "History of lute-family instruments"

⭐ In the context of lute-family instruments, the rubab is most accurately classified by its…

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⭐ Core Definition: Rubab (instrument)

The rubab (UK: /rʊˈbæb/, US: /rʊˈbɑːb/) or robab is a lute-like musical instrument of Central Asian origin. It is the national musical instrument of Afghanistan and is also commonly played in India and Pakistan, mostly by Balochis and Kashmiris, and Punjabis.

Variants of the rubab include the Kabuli rebab of Afghanistan, the Uyghur rawap of Xinjiang, the Pamiri rubab of Tajikistan, and the North Indian seni rebab. The instrument and its variants spread throughout West, Central, South and Southeast Asia.

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👉 Rubab (instrument) in the context of History of lute-family instruments

Lutes are stringed musical instruments that include a body and "a neck which serves both as a handle and as a means of stretching the strings beyond the body".

The lute family includes not only short-necked plucked lutes such as the lute, oud, pipa, guitar, citole, gittern, mandore, rubab, and gambus and long-necked plucked lutes such as banjo, tanbura, bağlama, bouzouki, veena, theorbo, archlute, pandura, sitar, tanbur, setar, but also bowed instruments such as the yaylı tambur, rebab, erhu, and the entire family of viols and violins.

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Rubab (instrument) in the context of Rawap

The rawap (Uyghur: راۋاپ) is a variant of the rubab used in traditional Uyghur music of Xinjiang, China.

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British English → American English → Lute → Central Asia → Afghanistan → India → Pakistan → Baloch people → Kashmiri people → Punjabi people → Uyghurs → Rawap → Xinjiang → Pamiri rubab → Tajikistan → North India → Seni rebab → South Asia → Southeast Asia →