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Coleman Collection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) The rabab is shown with the ud in late 19th century French engravings, and its was also played in cafes in Algiers. The rabab is often the leader of a Javanese gamelan if it is of the loud type, meaning the gamelan has an majority of bronze instruments. The sound produced by the rabab is said to resemble that of the human voice. www.uoguelph.ca /music/coleman/rabab.html   (256 words)

THE RABAB - chordophone The rabab is a bowed stringed instrument that belongs to the family of chordophones. The rabab is the pivotal element in the traditional Tunisian orchestra called the tacht that includes the tar (tambourine), the ud (lute) and the naqara (pair of small kettledrums). The rabab has a low range and music is written for it in the key of F. It has an strange nasal tone and plays long, sustained and harmonically rich notes. www.virtualmuseum.ca /Exhibitions/Instruments/Anglais/cmam_j_txt09a_en.html   (481 words)

Rabab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) Rabab is a very ancient instrument found primarily in Afghanistan but in India is common in Kashmir. It is common to refer to the modern Rabab as the Kabuli rabab to distinguish it from the Seni Rabab. Although the Kabuli Rabab is the style that is normally thought of today, over the centuries the term has been applied to a variety of instruments. www.kashmirherald.com /artsandculture/rabab-prn.html   (515 words)

Rabab Revival Program Spike fiddle rababs are to be found even today in North Africa; in Morroco a bowed rabab is only second in popularity to the Ud, a pear-shaped plucked lute derived from the Persian barbat which may prove to be a common ancestor of the rabab. The Kabuli rabab is a boat-shaped instrument with an indented waist which has a wooden, bone or ivory bridge and is plucked with a triangular plectrum carved from bone, horn or coconut shell. Thus, the Afghani rabab is believed to come as a 'marching' instrument with the migrations of the Rohillas, from a region of Afghanistan in the 18th Century. www.geocities.com /sydney_sikhi/Music/world.html   (2346 words)

Rabab Rabab is a very ancient instrument found primarily in Afghanistan but in India is common in Kashmir. It is common to refer to the modern rabab as the kabuli rabab to distinguish it from the seni rabab. Although the kabuli rabab is the style that is normally thought of today, over the centuries the term has been applied to a variety of instruments. chandrakantha.com /articles/indian_music/rabab.html   (333 words)

THE RABAB - chordophone The rabab is a bowed stringed instrument that belongs to the family of chordophones. The rabab is the pivotal element in the traditional Tunisian orchestra called the tacht that includes the tar (tambourine), the ud (lute) and the naqara (pair of small kettledrums). The rabab has a low range and music is written for it in the key of F. It has an strange nasal tone and plays long, sustained and harmonically rich notes. virtualmuseum.ca /Exhibitions/Instruments/Anglais/cmam_j_txt09a_en.html   (481 words)

Rabab Ravan The body of the rabab is of wood and a skin stretched over the bowl creates a sound-box. A rabab with bands on the wires is called a nibadh and without bands an anbadh. The old rababs were inlaid with ivory and the wires were wound on pegs of deer or sambar antler. www.punjabilok.com /music/rabab_ravan.htm   (129 words)

Rabab - Rebab The rabab is the national instrument of Afghanistan used in ancient court music, as well as modern day art and entertainment music. The Afghan rabab is also found in northern India and Pakistan, probably due to the Afghan rule in those regions in the 18th Century. The rabab was the precursor to the Indian sarod, which is regarded as one of India's most important instruments. www.asza.com /afganreb.shtml   (109 words)

SikhSpectrum.com Monthly. Chris Mooney Singh is reviving the tradition of rabab muisc in the Sikh community. Chris Mooney Singh is reviving the tradition of rabab muisc in the Sikh community. There is a growing interest in the rabab as a symbol of revival of traditional, spiritual and artistic values. The Rabab Foundation is also commencing its ‘Student Music Contact program 2000’ which is introducing the rabab and other classical instruments through exhibitions, lecture demonstrations and hands-on workshops to schools, colleges and institutions. www.sikhspectrum.com /072002/rabab.htm   (1343 words)

Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary - Bible Software by johnhurt.com by contracted from 'rabab' (7231); abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality):--(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), ((ship-))master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent). from 'rabab' (7231); or ribbow {rib-bo'} from 'rabab' (7231); a myriad, i.e. from 'rabab' (7231); a rain (as an accumulation of drops):--shower. www.sacrednamebible.com /kjvstrongs/STRHEB72.htm   (1333 words)

RABAB The RABAB is a two-stringed instrument, with a bow, made from a single piece of wood. The RABAB is played with a bow, in a way very similar to that commonly known for the European double bass. The strings of the RABAB are tuned at intervals of one-fifth, According to some scholars, the RABAB could be the precursor of the European violin. www.africainmusica.org /instruments/inglese/cordofoni/LiutoRabab.htm   (161 words)

Rabab Revival Program The process of learning rabab was also slow because there was no available teacher to guide me with the instrument; however, my knowledge of the guitar (its closely-related musical cousin from the western lute family) helped in developing some playing technique. Guru Gobind Singh's rabab at Mandi had to be the source of inspiration for revival of the Sikh rabab tradition and it was waiting there for anyone who could see its significance. Meanwhile, the mission of sharing the rabab in the world with existing Sikhs and future Sikhs is about to commence with a world performance-lecture-exhbition tour to pave the way for other tanti saj parcharaks in the future. www.geocities.com /sydney_sikhi/News/news.html   (3472 words)

about the sarode   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) The Rabab has a wooden fingerboard and strings of catgut and was used mainly as an instrument to accompany military marching bands and marriage processions. The Rabab was already in use in India in the 16th century during the reign of Akbar, and the Akbar-Nama of the 16th century traveler Abul Fazal mentions several Rabab players in Akbar's court. The Seni Rabab was later modified by Jafar Khan, one of the descendants of Tansen, by the addition of a metal fingerboard, a wooden head, metal strings and at bridge of the Sitar type. richard.harrington1.home.comcast.net /NewFiles/history.html   (630 words)

Afghanistan: Musicians Struggling To Keep Country's Classical Traditions Alive - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) The rabab is the national instrument of Afghanistan. Both the neck and the body of the rabab are made from a single piece of hollowed wood. The three main strings of the rabab are plucked with a wooden plectrum to produce a melody. www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/4/C1245F02-BA97-44B4-94E8-112BEB9A9295.html   (1192 words)

middle eastern music: rebab, rababa, rabab The rabab has a membrane belly made of animal skin or wood and one, two or three strings. Pear- and boat-shaped rababs were particularly common and influenced the rebec. Throughout the Middle East and Africa, as well as Central Asia, northern India, and Southeast Asia, the word rabab or a derivative name refers to a spike fiddle, one that has a small round or cylindrical body and a narrow neck. www.belly-dance.org /rebab.html   (403 words)

The History of the Violin by William Bartruff - Violin Maker The rabab had two strings made of silk attached to an endpin and strung to pegs used to tune the strings in fifths. The rabab was fretless with a pear shaped body made of gourd and a long neck. The rebec differs from the rabab only slightly: The rebec has three strings instead of two, the body is made of wood rather than gourd, and the instrument is placed at the shoulder to play rather than on the lap. www.bartruff.com /history.html   (1809 words)

REBAB, or RABAB (Persi... - Online Information article about REBAB, or RABAB (Persi... REBAB, or RABAB (Persian rubab;2 Arabic rebab, rababa;3 Sp. Europe, and was undoubtedly the means through which the bow was introduced to the See also: End of Article: REBAB, or RABAB (Persian rubab;2 Arabic rebab, rababa;3 Sp. encyclopedia.jrank.org /RAY_RHU/REBAB_or_RABAB_Persian_rubab2_A.html   (2379 words)

Sarod One of the principal modifications of the sarod from the Afghan rabab is its long metal fingerboard, which allows swooping melismatic slides between the melody notes. The predominantly staccato sound of the rabab was developed into a more lyrical sound with notes that sustained and one of the major instruments of Indian classical music was born. It was Amjad Ali Khan’s forefathers that effected the most important development in the instrument and replaced the wooden, fretted neck of the rabab with a smooth polished-steel fingerboard which permits the characteristic slides (or meend) which are used extensively at the beginning of a composition to establish the raga. www.sarod.com /sarod   (1957 words)

Jinn Scare Tactics Still Work On 45-Year Old :: Islamica News :: News You Can Lose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) He was recently laid off from a full-time job at a prominent financial consulting firm, he dedicates some of his spare time to volunteer efforts and lives in his parent's basement. Rabab carries scars from his childhood in the form of an overwhelming and irrational fear of Jinns. His parents are of Indian ancestry and like many families from the subcontinent, fear tactics played a crucial role in disciplinary actions during his upbringing. www.islamicanews.com /displayarticle53.html   (526 words)

rabab --  Encyclopædia Britannica It was first mentioned in the 10th century and was prominent in medieval and later Arab art music. In medieval times the word rabab was also a generic term for any bowed instrument. The rabab has a membrane belly and, commonly, two or three strings. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9062337?tocId=9062337   (359 words)

SudeepAudio.com : Studio, Replication, Music Softwares, Indian musicians, Meditation, Audio Consultants Seni Rabab was used by the martial during their march. So, after the Rabab came in, the other branch that evolved was the Rabab based dhrupadias. Note how close it still sounds to the rabab, and how the gut string has been converted to metal strings, and that longer meends are possible too. www.sudeepaudio.com /articles/sarodevolution.htm   (1329 words)

The Sarode Gharanas of India The Rabab has a wooden fingerboard and strings of catgut and was used mainly as an instrument to accompany military marching bands. The Rabab was already in use in India in the 16th century during the reign of Akbar, and the Akbar-Nama of the 16th century traveler Abul Fazl mentions several Rabab players in Akbar’s court. He is generally credited with the idea of modifying the Rabab by adding a metal fingerboard and metallic strings and also with the addition of the Chikari (Jhala) and Tarab (sympathetic) strings. www.sitarsetc.com /articles/BhattSarode.htm   (1735 words)

Buddhadev Das Gupta interview Most of the generals and captains played rabab, and it was 3 or 4 of them who eventually came and settled down in India in the employ of the Indian maharajas. The rabab used to have cat-gut strings and the fingerboard was made of wood. This rabab also had its limitation in the same way as the Afghan rabab-it could not have long glides, but it had some glide which was utilized to the best advantage. www.raga.com /interviews/210int1.html   (5748 words)

The rabab - The Arab and Mediterranean Music Center - Tunisia This rabab is made of a walnut soundbox in an elongated oval shape. The top has an upper part covered in thin cooper sheet that is chiselled and decorated with three small rosettes. The rabab has a low range and its music is written in the key of F. It has an strange nasal tone and gives richly harmonic sounds. www.virtualmuseum.ca /Exhibitions/Instruments/Anglais/cmam_c_txt09_en.html   (138 words)

Islamabad, Pakistan, Rabab, Islam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) Don’t take away another man’s basic motivation by negating the concept of the Last Prophet and the judgement day, what my be key parts for him to an irrefutable whole. A friend of Lal was waiting for us back at the dispensary with the rabab in his hands. A master, he gave us a concert that had me swooning, Only after half an hour I got ahold of my senses enough to make a recording and got what I could (if you are interested in hearing a copy or an excerpt contact barry@ninestones.com). www.gorustic.com /islamabad.htm   (458 words)

Baby Name Rabab - Origin and Meaning of Rabab The girl's name Rabab \r(a)-bab\ is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "pale cloud". Rabab is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Click here to compare Rabab with related baby names. www.thinkbabynames.com /meaning/0/Rabab   (74 words)

Here are 2 ways to meet Salwa' Bloggers like rabab - Weblogger Meetups Here are 2 ways to meet Salwa' Bloggers like rabab… rabab is just 1 of 51 on our list of people near Salwa' interested in Weblogger Meetups. You'll also be able to send each of them a personal invitation, including rabab. blog.meetup.com /create/?wlMemberId=2015628&ic=sn41   (142 words)

al-imam.net Ashoora Encyclopedia In Karbala he was hit by an arrow by Khawly Ibn Yazeed, which made him fall to the ground, then another man came and killed him. His mother was Fakeeheh, a maid in Imam Hussain and his wife Rabab's house. He came with Imam Hussain to Karbala and was killed on the day of Ashoora. www.al-imam.net /encyclopedia.htm   (3535 words)

Dolmetsch Online - Music Dictionary R - Rd The rabab is shown with the ud in late nineteenth century French engravings, and its was also played in cafes in Algiers. The rabab is mentioned quite frequently in old texts; however this is usually the seni rabab which is a rather different instrument from what we think of today. There is evidence that this instrument may be the progenitor of a number of Indian instruments, the saringda, sarod and the sarangi. www.dolmetsch.com /defsr.htm   (2038 words)

Sarod :: Senia-Bangash Gharana The development and evolution of the Sarod from the older Rabab, a string instrument from Afganisthan and Persia, is credited to the Bangash family, whose ancestor, Mohammed Hashmi Khan Bangash, migrated from Afganisthan and settled down in Rewa in Central India. His dexterity on the folksy Rabab coupled with his interest in the Indian classical tradition led him to encourage his son Ghulam Bandegi Khan Bangash, to modify the Rabab into an instrument which could fuse the two traditions. His Son, Ghulam Ali Bangash, perfected the instrument and polished the practice of playing ragas on the Sarod as it was named, meaning 'melody' in Persian. www.sarod.com /familytree.htm   (159 words)

Guru Gobind Singh’s Rabab soon to be ready Sir, - I am writing a report about this part of our research and documenting the making of a replica of this 300 year old instrument which is likely to be one of the oldest musical antiques in India today. After ten years of searching for the ‘lost rabab’ it has been deeply satisfying to find this instrument and to be making replicas of it for future re-assimilation into Sikh musical practices...... A free thinker who followed his own way of thought, Chris, says his journey has been one of search for the lost rabab. www.sikhreview.org /june2001/member.htm   (752 words)

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