What are the traditional musical instruments in Arabia and the Middle East?

Musical Instruments Arabic musical instruments have a long history. As early as the pre-Islamic period, string instruments such as Mizhar, Geelong, Bobud, Mwata, Jiang Ke and Mizafa were circulated in Arabian Peninsula. Mizuma, Kusaba, Slu, Nakul and other musical instruments; Musical instruments such as plectrum, Dabu and Kadibu, as well as pigeons and Gilaji in Hungary, some of which were introduced from Persia and Syria. During the Islamic period, the commonly used musical instruments were Ude, Snow Maiden, Rabbah, Nai, Nagara and Dabu. Among them, Ude is the most representative instrument in Islamic music. The Girl of Snow was introduced to China in the early Yuan Dynasty, and was called the "72-string Pipa". In the Qing dynasty, it was called "Karnai" and listed as "Yuehui Department". It is still circulating in Xinjiang Uygur area of China. References:

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