This is one of the oldest string instruments which evolved during the Renaissance. In the 16th century, approximately 1550 first constructed Violin in Italy. The smallest and highest-pitched of the string instrument family. Sometimes it used to be called a fiddle. Belongs to the chordophone family. It is widely used in Western music, whether it is folk, country music, or jazz, rock can accompany any orchestra or can play alone as a solo instrument.
African Mandole is a plucked steel-string fretted musical instrument of Algerian origin. It is mainly used in Chaabi music and Kabyle music. The mondol is from North Africa (mainly in Algeria). Got its popularity in 1960. It’s actually a mandocello-sized instrument. Earlier it has also been called a “mandoluth”.
The oud, the mahogany wooden string instrument was prominent in medieval and modern Islamic music. While the oud is not as widely known in the West as it is in its native land of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, this timeless instrument has indeed traveled worldwide. Today, musicians across the globe use the oud for their own unique style of music. But why? What makes this seemingly simple stringed instrument so special?
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