Which two-stringed plucked lute is the most widely played folk instrument of the Kazakhs and is used to accompany songs and kui?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. The dombra
- Step 1: Many Kazakh households keep this long-necked lute. Step 2. Its pear-shaped body and two strings are plucked or strummed with the fingers. Answer: The dombra. Why not the others: The kobyz is bowed, the zhetigen has seven strings and the sybyzgy is blown.
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