There are severalbagpipes of the Middle East and Persian Gulf, with local cultural differences. There are severalArabic terms for thebagpipes, including habbān (هبان), jirbah (جربة).[1] It is similar to the (Persian)ney-anbān.
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| Other names | هبان |
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Thehabbān (orhibbān[2]) is a type ofbagpipe used in the coastal regions of thePersian Gulf (especiallyBahrain,Palestine, andKuwait). The term is drawn fromHanbān (هنبان), the Persian word for "bag.".[3] In Gulf states the termhabban refers to the traditional Holi (inhabitants of the eastern coast of the Persian Gulf) bagpipe.[4]
While the term itself is generic, inOman the termhabban is used specifically for a nativized variant of theGreat Highland bagpipe that has been incorporated into local music.[5]
Thejirba (Arabic:قربة (also spelledجربة; also transliterateddzirba,girba) is a traditional folk instrument fromBahrain andKuwait. It is adroneless, double-reeded, single-chantered bagpipe, played particularly by ethnic Iranians, as well as on theKuwaiti island ofFaylaka. The bag is usually made from the skin of a goat, and filled with air via the mouth. The lower part of the bag is attached to a wooden flute like instrument which has either 4 or 6 holes. The two reeds are positioned side by side which produce a harmonious double note.
| Other names | نی انبان |
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Ney-anbān (Persian:نی انبان, numerous Latin spellings), is a type of bagpipe which is popular in southern Iran, especially aroundBushehr. The termney-anban literally means "bag pipe",[6] but more specifically can refer to a type of droneless double-chantered bagpipes played in Southern Iran. In Bushehr, the ney-anban is used to accompanysarva, the singing of free-metre couplets.[7]
Latin spelling of the name of this pipe include:ney-hanbān,ney-anbun,ney ammbooni,nai-ambanahanbun,hanbuneh, nay-anban.[8]