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Imzad
Type of fiddle

The imzad is a type of bowed "single-string fiddle" used by the Tuareg people in Africa.

Its body is made out of a gourd which is covered by animal skin, creating a soundboard. The strings are made from horse hair and are connected near the neck, and runs over a two-part bridge. The bridge is made of two pieced of wood, joined into a cross. The round bow is also equipped with horse hair.

Traditionally, the instrument was played to accompany men's songs. The imzad is only played by the women for example to accompany songs, often during an evening ceremony called takket.

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References

  1. Sadie Stanley, ed. (1984). "Imzad". The New Grove Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments. Vol. 2. MacMillan Press LTD. p. 310. ↩

  2. Sadie Stanley, ed. (1984). "Imzad". The New Grove Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments. Vol. 2. MacMillan Press LTD. p. 310. ↩

  3. Sadie Stanley, ed. (1984). "Imzad". The New Grove Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments. Vol. 2. MacMillan Press LTD. p. 310. ↩

  4. Sadie Stanley, ed. (1984). "Imzad". The New Grove Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments. Vol. 2. MacMillan Press LTD. p. 310. ↩

  5. Sadie Stanley, ed. (1984). "Imzad". The New Grove Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments. Vol. 2. MacMillan Press LTD. p. 310. ↩

  6. Sadie Stanley, ed. (1984). "Imzad". The New Grove Encyclopedia of Musical Instruments. Vol. 2. MacMillan Press LTD. p. 310. ↩

  7. "Foucauld, Dictionnaire touareg". Fr.wikisource.org. Retrieved 21 April 2021. https://fr.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Page:Foucauld,_Dictionnaire_touareg.djvu/1270&action=edit&redlink=1 ↩