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The imzad (alternately amzad) is a single-string bowed instrument used by the
Project page "Sauver l'imzad" with images and music examples
{{Authority control Violins Tuareg musical instruments
The imzad (alternately amzad) is a single-string bowed instrument used by the Tuareg
The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym: ''Imuhaɣ/Imušaɣ/Imašeɣăn/Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group that principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Alg ...
people in Africa.
Its body is made out of a calabash
Calabash (; ''Lagenaria siceraria''), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit. It can be either harvested young to be consumed ...
or wood which is covered by animal skin. The strings are made from horse hair and are connected near the neck, and runs over a two-part bridge. The round bow is also equipped with horse hair.
The imzad is only played by the women for example to accompany songs, often during an evening ceremony called '' takket''. However, there are modern attempts to promote the instrument as inherent to Tuareg culture.
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External links
*Project page "Sauver l'imzad" with images and music examples
{{Authority control Violins Tuareg musical instruments