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[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

I believe those bent-neck instruments are oud, the instrument that medieval Europe took and gradually transitioned into the lute.

I love that oud still relatively common even today.

[-] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

I'd love to hear them. Does anyone have a sample of the kind of music they would have played?

this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2024
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