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depends on the musician's playing technique: bowing, strumming, or plucking. If plucked, the instrument will produce a soft tone.
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which used to be the plaything of the Ethiopian and Eritrean, has become one of the most popular Ethiopian stringed instruments.
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regime banned playing the krar and imprisoned people who played it, especially in the big cities such as
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was used to adulate feminine beauty, create sexual arousal, and eulogize carnal love.
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to solicit food, and outlaws played it to sing an Amhara war song called
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String musical instrument from Ethiopia and Eritrea
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