Rubab
Afghanistan’s national instrument, the rubāb is also popular in northwest India and Pakistan and may be the ancestor of the sarod. Carved from a single piece of mulberry wood and covered with skin, the instrument has a lively and percussive sound. This Afghani rubāb is decorated with mother-of-pearl inlay, which accentuates the wood’s deep tones and textures.
#Demonstration of a modern Afghani Rabab, 2013. "Valley" written and played by Quraishi, rabab, accompanied by Samir Chatterjee, tabla.
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