Musical instrument
The habbān (or hibbān[1]) is a type of bagpipe used in the coastal regions of the Persian Gulf (especially Bahrain and Kuwait). The term ḥabbān (هبان) is one of several Arabic terms for the bagpipes. The term is drawn from Hanbān (هنبان), the Persian word for "bag.".[2] In Gulf states the term habban refers to the traditional Holi (inhabitants of the eastern coast of the Persian Gulf) bagpipe.[3] The habbān is also called the jirbah (جربة).[4] It is similar to the Ney-anbān and jirba.
While the term itself is generic, in Oman the term habban is used specifically for a nativized variant of the Great Highland bagpipe that has been incorporated into local music.[5]
See also
External links
- "The art of the "jirbah" (in Arabic)
References
- ^ Stanley Sadie. The New Grove dictionary of musical instruments. Macmillan Press, 1984. 0943818052, 9780943818054
- ^ Hurreiz, Sayed Hamid A. Folklore and folklife in the United Arab Emirates. RoutledgeCurzon 2002. ISBN 978-0-7007-1413-1
- ^ Dipiazza, Francesca Davis. Kuwait in Pictures. Twenty-First Century Books (CT), 2006. ISBN 978-0-8225-6589-5.
- ^ Urkevich, Lisa (2015). Music and traditions of the Arabian Peninsula : Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415888721.
- ^ "Oman Centre for Traditional Music". Archived from the original on 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
