Kobyz
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kobyz-218-186565
title:
Kobyz
text:
The kobyz or qobyz, also known as the kylkobyz, is an ancient Turkic bowed string instrument, spread among Kazakhs, Karakalpaks, Bashkirs, and Tatars. The Kyrgyz variant is called the kyl-kyiak). The kobyz has two strings made of horsehair. The resonating cavity is usually covered with goat leather. Traditionally kobyzes were sacred instruments, owned by shamans and bakses. According to legends, the kobyz and its music could banish evil spirits, sickness and death.
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wiki
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description:
Turkic bowed string instrument
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobyz
date created:
2006-10-31T09:44:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T03:17:03Z
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