For other uses, see Tanbur (disambiguation).
The tanbūra is a bowl lyre of the Middle East and East Africa which takes its name from the Persian Tanbur via the Arabic tunbur (طنبور), though this term refers to long-necked lutes.[1] The instrument plays an important role in Zār rituals[1]. The instrument probably originated in Upper Egypt and the Sudan [1] and is used in the Fann At-Tanbura in the Persian Gulf Arab states.
Fann aṭ-Ṭanbūra (Arabic: فن الطنبوره) is a traditional music and dance genre in the Persian Gulf Arab states, especially Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman. Musically, the tanbura instrument plays a central role, along with several drums and the manjur -- an instrument made of several goat hooves wrapped around the waist of the performer.
Men and women both participate in the singing and dance. Fann At-Tanbura is closely associated with the Zār spiritual ritual, and it was originally used in healing practices. Participants would occasionally fall into a trance. In modern times though it is more often a musical performance.
References
- ^ a b c Poché, Christian. "Tanbūra", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. S. Sadie and J. Tyrrell (London: Macmillan, 2001), xxv, pp. 62-63.
See also
- Liwa (music)
- Ardha
- Fijiri
- Sawt (music)
- Yowla
- M'alayah
- Culture of the Arab States of Persian Gulf
- Afro-Arab
- Krar
- Simsimiyya
External links
- Video of Tanbura performance in Kuwait
- The Tambura
- Oman Centre for Traditional Music
- Africans in the Arabian Gulf
- The zar and the tumbura cults
- Poul Rovsing Olsen, "La Musique Africaine dans le Golfe Persique", Journal of the International Folk Music Council, Vol. 19, (1967), pp. 28–36
- Sudanese lyre audio samples
- Liwa and Tanbura from Africa to Bahrain, Part 2, Al Waqt newspaper, 21 Feb 2009
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