| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Agach-kumuz |
| Classification | Plucked |
| Related instruments | |
The kumuz (Kumyk: къумуз, хомус, romanized: qumuz, xomus) or agach-kumuz (Kumyk: агъач-къумуз, romanized: ağaç-qumuz) is a stringed instrument used by the Kumyks of Dagestan, in the Russian Caucasus. It has three strings and is fretted. Scholars have noticed the similarity in name to the Kyrgyz komuz, but note the kumuz is perhaps more closely related to the other lutes of the Caucasus.
Legendarily, the Kumyk poet Irchi Kozak cured the sick with the music of his agach-kumuz.
References
- ^ Mark Slobin. Kirgiz Instrumental Music. Theodore Front Music. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-0-614-16459-6. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- https://stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com/datumbazo/a.htm Stringed Instrument Database: A
- https://atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/middle_east.htm#dagestan Atlas of Plucked Instruments: Dagestan
- Soi︠u︡z pisateleĭ SSSR. (1973). Soviet literature. Foreign Languages Publishing House. p. 60. Retrieved 24 August 2012.