Krar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Krar is a noun meaning (music) A five-stringed, bowl-shaped lyre of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Meaning
(music) A five-stringed, bowl-shaped lyre of Eritrea and Ethiopia.
Example Sentences
His playing, full of clustered filigree and loosely rendered rhythms, nods toward Ethiopia’s tradition of solitary folk playing, typically on the krar or the masinko, both stringed instruments.
Word Forms
- krars
- kraar
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kraar, kissar, kebero, begena, semsemia, kora.
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