Dombra

The dombura (in Turkish dombıra, in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, also rendered dambura or danbura in northern Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, dumbura in Bashkir and Tatar, dombor in Mongolia, dombyra in Kazakhstan, Dombira or 冬不拉--Dongbula in Xinjiang, China) is a long-necked lute popular in Central Asian nations. The name dombura is the Turkic rendering of Persian tanbur. The instrument shares some of its characteristics with the Central ... More

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