Dombra - Semih İpek (with English, Russian, French subtitle)

Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/semih.ipek/?hl=tr
Twitter ► https://twitter.com/semih0209
Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/semih.ipek.547
Academia ► https://independent.academia.edu/%C4%B0pekSemih
E-Posta ► semihipek0209@gmail.com

Erzurum'da bir kayıt
Kamera: Ünal Karaca

The dombra, also known as dombyra (Kazakh: домбыра, dombyra; Uyghur: دومبىرا‎; Chinese: 冬不拉; pinyin: Dōng bù la) is a long-necked Kazakh lute and a musical string instrument. The dombyra shares certain characteristics with the komuz and dutar, such as its long, thin neck and oblong body shape. It is a popular instrument among Turkic communities in Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, as well as Mongolia and Xinjiang, China.

Varieties:
The instrument differs slightly in different regions. The Kazakh dombyra has frets and is played by strumming with the hand or plucking each string individually, with an occasional tap on the main surface of the instrument. While the strings are traditionally made of sinew, modern dombras are usually produced using nylon strings. One of the greatest dombra players was the Kazakh folk musician and composer Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly, who had a major influence on the development of Kazakh musical culture, including music for the dombra; his musical composition "Adai" is popular in Kazakhstan and abroad.

The Turkestani and Badakhshani damburas are fretless with a body and neck carved from a single block of wood, usually mulberry or apricot. The dambura is played with much banging and scratching on the instrument to help give a percussive sound. The two strings are made of nylon (in modern times) or gut. They cross a short bridge to a pin at the other end of the body. There is a tiny sound hole in the back of the instrument, while the top is thick wood. It is not finished with any varnish, filing/sanding of any kind, and as with all other Turkic instruments there is some decoration.

The Dumbyra is the equivalent instrument of the Volga Tatars and Bashkirs. A performer strikes all the strings at the same time. The upper string performs the bourdon tone and the lower string performs the melody. A dumbura is used as a solo as well as an ensemble instrument.

History:
The dombyra first appeared in the Middle Ages. For example, in works of Aby Nasyr Al-Farabi we can read about a tambur-like musical instrument similar to dombyra. Almost in every country of Central Asia was an instrument similar to the Dombyra. In the last century there where great composers and Dombyra players like Kurmangazy, Kazangap and Tattimbet.

The importance of the dombra in the culture of Kazakhstan was marked by initiating the Dombra Day in 2018. The National Dombra Day is celebrated in Kazakhstan every first Sunday of July.

Видео Dombra - Semih İpek (with English, Russian, French subtitle) канала Semih İpek