Arto - 3-15-2011 at 10:26 AM
I noticed some nice videos in the treasury of music - YouTube. Here´s a really old one instrument, looks quite similar to Seni rabab pictures of Seni
Gharana (music tradition). I thought this instrument would be more or less extinct:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX8DSlVq3QE&feature=related
Another one, with a shape more like Afghan rabab, and with sympathetic strings the previous one seems to lack. Notice the magnificent beard 
:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-XvC9__Xck&feature=related
Both have a deeper, mellower sound than Afghan rabab, IMHO. But listen to Ross Daly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxt_-5CJdms&feature=related
Does he use a lower tuning than most Afghans? I love the tune!
Arto
tchandler - 3-16-2011 at 09:34 AM
I love that second one. So simple and soulful
smast - 3-19-2011 at 04:25 AM
Great videos. Here's another - by Rishi Ranjan. He taught me sarod briefly when he was in London.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PpxZjGAErw&feature=channel_vide...