Kawar - Kawar

Japanese: カワール - かわーる
Kawar - Kawar

… A popular instrument used to accompany folk songs is the balama, a long-necked plucked string instrument collectively known as the saz. Other instruments used in folk music include the shepherd's flute qawār, the short flute duduk, and the oboe-like zurna (surnai), which is used to accompany dances along with the double-sided drum daur (tabur). In the Black Sea region, the kemençe (kamançe), a small three-stringed bow instrument, and the turum bagpipes are particularly well known. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kawar" are listed below.

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Japanese:

… 民謡の伴奏によく使われる楽器に,長い棹の撥弦楽器バーラマがあり,この種のものをサーズと総称する。民俗音楽の楽器にはほかに羊飼いの縦笛カワール,短い笛デュデュックなどがあり,オーボエ属のズルナ(スルナイ)は両面太鼓ダウール(タブル)といっしょに踊りの伴奏に用いられる。黒海地方には特に3弦の小型弓奏楽器ケメンチェ(カマーンチェ)やバッグパイプのトゥルムがある。…

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