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Qanun
The qanun (qānūn, kanun, ganoun, kanoon) is an Arab string instrument performed solo or in ensembles throughout the Near East, Egypt, North Africa, West Africa, and Central Asia. One of the qanun's origins can be traced back to an Old Assyrian stringed instrument from Mesopotamia in the nineteenth century BC. Aria Music Publications incorporates the qanun into several of their arrangements.
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