Seni rebab

This article is about the north Indian "Seni rebab". For the Afghan plucked instrument otherwise known as the "Kabuli rebab", see Rubab. For the bowed spike fiddle, as used in Arab countries and in the Indonesian gamelan, see Rebab. For the mediaeval European instrument sometimes called the "rubible", see Rebec.
Seni rebab
Seni Rebab
Classification
Related instruments
Arbajo, Dotara, Dranyen, Kabuli rebab Pamiri rubab, Sarod, Tungna, Dutar, Tanbur

The Seni rebab (Hindustani: सेनी रबाब (Devanagari), سینی رباب (Nastaleeq), Punjabi: ਸੇਨੀ ਰੱਬਾਬ), also known as the Seniya rabab (Hindustani: सेनिया रबाब (Devanagari), سنیا رباب (Nastaleeq)) is a plucked string instrument used in northern India that is said to have been developed by, and to have taken its name from, the notable musician Tansen in the time of the emperor Akbar the Great. It has "a large hook at the back of its head, making it easier for a musician to sling it over the shoulder and play it even while walking."[1] It has been used in Hindustani classical music and religiously, in Sikh music.[1][2][3] The rebab influenced the development of the sarod, another Indian musical instrument.[2]

Three types of Sikh musician - rababis, ragis and dhadhis - flourished during the period of the Sikh gurus.

  1. ^ a b "The roar of Afghan's 'lion of instruments'". Deccan Herald. 10 April 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Kasliwal, Suneera. "Rabab". India Instruments. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. ^ Nair, Jyoti (2020-02-27). "Gurbani: Flavour of Sikh devotion". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-03-01. Rabab is associated with the Sikh sacred music and can be traced to Guru Nanak Devji's bhajans, almost 500 years ago