Talk:Krar

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Untitled[edit]

I've made an attempt at copyediting this. I don't see the need in wikifying Amharic words -- assuming that any of these ever become Wikipedia articles, most of them would be in the Amharic Wikipedia. I've translated (and un-wikified) the few words that I know (and will try and tackle more of them another time). -- Gyrofrog (talk) 06:44, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

D'oh! Never mind. All of the text pertaining to the legend of the krar was cut-and-pasted from here. (This is the external link mentioned at the end of the article.) I am hereby deleting all of that text. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 06:51, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC)

More info[edit]

How old is the krar when was it invented is it from Amhara region blah blah blah.--Halaqah 01:06, 8 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Tanbura[edit]

See also Tanbura. The photo in New Grove Dictionary of Music shows an instrument that looks very much like (if not exactly identical to) a krar, and yet the photo was taken in Iraq. Both instruments are found in East Africa. I won't go so far as to say that one influenced the development of the other - it's entirely possible these lyres were invented independently of one another. If they do have anything in common, though, it should be noted. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 22:24, 18 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Someone had just added a reference to the Zaar article supporting the idea that Zaar spread to Southwest Asia via Ethiopian slaves. Perhaps they brought the krar as well (though this is still speculation on my part). -- Gyrofrog (talk) 13:28, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Source[edit]

@Loginnigol:

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Along with the five-stringed bowl lyre krar or the single-stringed fiddle masinqo, the flute washint is also one of the most widespread and ubiquitous traditional musical instrumentsof the Amara. After confirming it, please restore it. Thanks

Dawit S Gondaria (talk) 00:41, 4 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]