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Tanbur

The term Tanbur can refer to various long-necked string instruments originating in Mesopotamia, Southern or Central Asia. According to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, "terminology presents a complicated situation. Nowadays the term tanbur (or tambur) is applied to a variety of distinct and related long-necked lutes used in art and folk…

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Plucked string instrument; fretted lute

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related to Kurdish Tanbur · 19
Tanbur → Ahl-e Haqq, Balochistan, But Kermanshahan, Iran, Kermanshah Province, Kermanshah's Goran Region, Kermanshahan, Kurdish, Kurdistan Province, Lorestan, Nowadays Kermanshahan, Sahneh, Talesh, Taleshi, Tanburak, Tanburg, The, There, Yarsani
related to Central Asia · 14
Tanbur → Afghan, Afghanistan, Herati, It, Its, Kabul, Mazar Sharif, North, Sinkiang, Tajik, The, The Afghan, The Tajik/Uzbek, The Uyghur
related to Other instruments · 11
Tanbur → Arabic, Drums, East Africa, Fann At-Tanbura, It, Middle East, Persian, Persian Gulf Arab, Sudan, The, Upper Egypt
related to External links · 10
Tanbur → Ancient Israel, Atlas, Central AsiaAnalysis, Helsinki University, Music, Physical Modeling, Plucked Instruments, Technology, The Sounds, Turkish Tambur
related to Origins · 8
Tanbur → Akkadian, Also, BC, Mesopotamia, Mosul, Susa, Tanburs, Three
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Tanbur → Plucked string instrument; fretted lute
is a · 1
Tanbur → main and the most famous tanbur in Iran.The Kurdish tanbur has a narrow pear-shaped body that normally is made with 7 to 10 glued together separate ribs

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kurdish instruments strings iran also instrument tambur played neck similar music body made used long-necked mulberry turkey turkish string three

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TanburClassificationPlucked string instrument; fretted lute1.00infobox
Tanburis amain and the most famous tanbur in Iran.The Kurdish tanbur has a narrow pear-shaped body that normally is made with 7 to 10 glued together separate ribs0.90text
the Domburainstance ofeventually taking in Long-necked string instruments used in Central Asian music0.80text
the classical Turkish tambur as well as the Kurdish tanburinstance ofeventually taking in Long-necked string instruments used in Central Asian music0.80text
Baghdadinstance ofan instrument found in urban areas0.80text
Damascusinstance ofan instrument found in urban areas0.80text
and Beirut.The dutarinstance ofan instrument found in urban areas0.80text
setarinstance ofan instrument found in urban areas0.80text
found in Iraninstance ofan instrument found in urban areas0.80text
Central Asiainstance ofan instrument found in urban areas0.80text
are derived from the Khorosanian tunbūr.In the Balkansinstance ofan instrument found in urban areas0.80text
the Tambura is a stringed instrument that is played as a folk instrument in Bosniainstance ofan instrument found in urban areas0.80text

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