Kumuz
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Agach-kumuz |
| Classification | Plucked |
| Related instruments | |
The kumuz or agach-kumuz used by the Kumyks of Dagestan, in the Russian Caucasus. It has three strings and is fretted.[1] Scholars have noticed the similarity in name to the Kyrgyz komuz, but note the kumuz is perhaps more closely related to the other lutes of the Caucasus.[1]
Legendarily, the Kumyk poet Irchi Kozak cured the sick with the music of his agach-kumuz.[2]
References
- 1 2 Mark Slobin. Kirgiz Instrumental Music. Theodore Front Music. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-0-614-16459-6. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ Soi︠u︡z pisateleĭ SSSR. (1973). Soviet literature. Foreign Languages Publishing House. p. 60. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
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