Habban

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Habban
حبان

Classification
Bagpiping
Related instruments
Bock (Czech) Cimpoi (Romanian) Duda (Hungarian/Polish) Koza (Polish) Diple (Dalmatian Coast) Mih (Istrian) Tulum (Turkish and Pontic) Tsambouna (Dodecanese and Cyclades) Askambandoura (Crete) Gajdy (Polish/Czech/Slovak) Gaita (Galician)([Asturian]) Surle (Serbian/Croatian) Mezoued/Zukra (Northern Africa) Guda, tulum(Laz people) Dankiyo, zimpona (Pontic) Parakapzuk (Armenia) Gudastviri (Georgia (country)) Tsimboni (Georgia (country) )(Adjara) Shuvyr (Circassians ) Sahbr, Shapar (Chuvashia) Tulug (Azerbaijan) Volynka(Ukrainian: Волинка), (Russian: Волынка) (Ukraine ,Russia) Swedish bagpipes (Sweden) Ney anban(Iran)

The term habban (حبان) is one of several Arabic terms for the bagpipes. The term may be drawn from the Persian word for "bag"^[1]

While the term generic, in some areas of the Gulf States the habban is more specifically a variant of the Great Highland bagpipe which has been incorporated into local music ^[2].

In Kuwait, the term habban refers to the traditional Bedouin bagpipe^[3].

[edit] References

v • d • e Traditional Arabic musical instruments Plucked lutes Buzuq • Gimbri • Guembri • Oud • Sintir Zithers Qanun Bowed lutes Kamanjah • Rababa Lyres Simsimiyya • Tanbūra • Kissar Flutes Ney • Kawala Reed instruments Arghul • Habban • Jirba • Mijwiz • Mizmar • Mizwad • Rhaita Drums Bendir • Daf • Goblet drum • Mazhar • Naqara • Naqareh • Riq • Tar • Tabl baladi Other percussion Krakebs • Mihbaj • Sagat (zills) • Sistrum