rabab
Noun
Meaning
rabab (plural rababs)
An Arabian stringed instrument, played by plucking or with a bow.
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An influence in the playing posture has been credited to the example of Moorish rabab players.
Egyptian journalist Rabab Azzam told her story of being circumcised at the age of 13, recounting the physical pain she had endured, the humiliation "beyond words," and how it had changed her.
The amydaz performs improvised poems, often accompanied by drums and rabab (a one-stringed fiddle ), along with a bou oughanim who plays a double clarinet and acts as a clown for the group.
These performances begin with an instrumental astara on rabab, which also gives the notes of the melody which follows.