Its body is made out of a calabash or wood which is covered by animal skin. The strings are made from horse hair and are connected near the neck, and runs over a two-part bridge. The round bow is also equipped with horse hair.
The imzad is only played by the women for example to accompany songs,[1] often during an evening ceremony called takket. However, there are modern attempts to promote the instrument as inherent to Tuareg culture.
(in French) Project page "Sauver l'imzad" with images and music examples 2008-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
May 03, 2024
imzad, imzad, arabic, إمزاد, alternately, amzad, single, string, bowed, instrument, used, tuareg, people, africa, bowed, lute, 20th, century, tuareg, people, ahaggar, region, algeria, imzad, body, made, calabash, wood, which, covered, animal, skin, strings, ma. The imzad Arabic إمزاد alternately amzad is a single string bowed instrument used by the Tuareg people in Africa Imzad bowed lute 20th century Tuareg people Ahaggar Region Algeria An imzad Its body is made out of a calabash or wood which is covered by animal skin The strings are made from horse hair and are connected near the neck and runs over a two part bridge The round bow is also equipped with horse hair The imzad is only played by the women for example to accompany songs 1 often during an evening ceremony called takket However there are modern attempts to promote the instrument as inherent to Tuareg culture References edit Foucauld Dictionnaire touareg Fr wikisource org Retrieved 21 April 2021 External links edit in French Project page Sauver l imzad with images and music examples Archived 2008 03 21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Imzad amp oldid 1160541155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
