RUBAB
RUBAB RUBAB Rubab , robab or rabab ( Pashto : رباب , Urdu : رباب , Azerbaijani : Rübab , Turkish : Rübab , Persian : رُباب rubāb , Tajik and Uzbek рубоб ) is a lute -like musical instrument originating from central Afghanistan. [1] It derives its name from the Arab rebab which means "played with a bow " but in Central Asia the instrument is plucked and is distinctly different in construction. The rubab is mainly used by Pashtun , Tajik , Turkish , Kashmiri , Baluch , Azerbaijani , and Iranian Kurdish classical musicians. Rubab is one of the national musical instruments of Afghanistan. Name of Rubab by size large: Shah Rubab شاه رباب ( Persian : شاه رباب , King Size ), 21 strings like, 15 sympathetic strings, Shahrud , Shahnai Ney ...