ghijak
The ghijak is a group of related spike fiddles, used by Afghans, Uzbeks, Uyghurs, Tajiks, Turkmens, Qaraqalpaks and in the Xinjiang province of western China. Despite the similarity of the name, it is more closely related to the Persian kamancheh than the ghaychak.
Also recorded as jizihake · ghijek · aijieke · gidzhak
ghijak
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- Ghijak
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- bowed string instrument
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- People's Republic of China
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• Name — Ghijak • Classification — * Bowed string instrument • Related — * Kamancheh
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• Illustration — Gydzhak or Gʻijjak spike fiddles grim Russian Turkestan. The instrument name appears in 10th-century manuscripts, which indicate that the bridge (harrak) was made of almond shells. The ghidjak as depicted in 15th-century Persian miniatures resembles the modern instrument in its construction.
Xinjiang
Xinjiang
The ghijek as it is used in Xinjiang has four strings, either with a bowl soundbox (similar to the kamancheh), or with a box soundbox often made from a tin can. One of Xinjiang's most prominent ghijek players is Akram Omar (艾克热木·吾买尔 / ئەكرەم ئۆمەر / Акрам Омар), from Kashgar. video
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- 1.John Baily and Razia Sultanova. Ghidjak. 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.51720.
- 2.Aga Khan Development Network. Ghijak.
- 3.Badakhshani Instruments.
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