It was used by Bhai Mardana who was Guru Nanak’s companion. Not many would know that the Rabab was the first instrument used by the Sikhs. This musical instrument is made from the trunk of the mulberry tree and goat skin, while the strings are made from the intestines of goats. Let us tell you, strings are vibrating elements that produce sound. It consists of three melody strings, two or three drone strings and 15 sympathetic strings. The upper part is bowl-shaped, which provides the sound chamber. The ‘Rabab’ is a double chambered lute and its body is made of a single piece of wood. This North Indian instrument is the ancestor of the sarod and the Rabab is mainly played by Afghan, Pashtun, Tajik, Kashmiri and Persian classical music. The Kabuli rabab is slightly different from the Indian rabab in appearance. The Rabab is the most important instrument in classical Afghan music.

It is mentioned in Persian books and many Sufi poets in their poems. The Rabab originated in the 7th century and traces its roots to central Afghanistan. It has also been used in many Hindi films. Today we are telling you about this…Īctually, the instrument we are talking about is called Rubab which is the National Music Instrument of Afghanistan.

Although you must have heard and known a lot about instruments like Harmonium, Tabla, Guitar, Piano, Flute, but do you know which is the most famous musical instrument of Afghanistan, from which the melody directly hits the hearts and only in Fizaos. However, it is still visible through social media.

Bollywood films used to be houseful, then Indian stars used to reside in the heart of every Afghani. Today, the situation in Afghanistan may be very bad, but there was a time when art, literature, music and cinema used to be very popular there. Amidst the chaos, there is an atmosphere of panic.

Taliban is continuously capturing all the areas by violence there. Afghanistan is going through its worst phase these days.

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