Zukra
Thezukra(zokra, zoughara,Arabic:زكرة) is a Libyanbagpipe[1]with a double-chanter terminating in two cow horns; it is similar in construction to the Tunisianmizwad.
The instrument is played as a bagpipe in the south and west of Libya, but played by mouth without a bag in the east.[2]The instrument is played at feasts, weddings, and funerals.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham; Jon Lusk (5 December 2006).The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa & Middle East.Rough Guides. p. 194.ISBN978-1-84353-551-5.Retrieved23 April2011.
- ^Anthony Ham (15 August 2007).Libya.Lonely Planet. pp.56–.ISBN978-1-74059-493-6.Retrieved23 April2011.
- ^Nina Epton(1952).Oasis Kingdom: the Libyan story.Jarrolds. p. 18.Retrieved23 April2011.
External links
[edit]- Image of a zukra player in a band, inPaul A. Rozario (January 2004).Libya.Gareth Stevens. pp.32–.ISBN978-0-8368-3111-5.Retrieved23 April2011.
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