Rebab
The rebab is a musical string instrument which was heavily used in old Arabic music. It is considered as part of the Lute family (Oud in Arabic). The rebab was often used in old Andalusian classical music and still is used in modern-day Andalusian music, especially in Morocco, where a tradition of Andalusian-style classical music has been kept alive by descendants of Muslims who left Spain as refugees following the Reconquista. In neighbouring European countries, the rebab was adapted into the Rebec, which can be considered as one of the ancestors of the violin family.
The rebab originated in Arabia and Persia and its influence has reached a major part of Asia, as far as Indonesia, as well as Africa and Europe.
