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begena
begena
English
a man playing a begena
a man seated next to a begena
Alternative forms
Noun
begena (plural begenas)
- (music) A type of lyre with a rectangular soundbox and ten strings, played with a plectrum, of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin.
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See also
- Appendix:Glossary of chordophones
References
- 2008. A Kingly Craft: Art and Leadership in Ethiopia : a Social History of Art and Visual Culture in Pre-modern Africa. Earnestine Jenkins. Pg. 63.