Tajikistan / DATE IDEA

Rubab in two recordings.

Listen to two recordings featuring rubab players and compare the sound, tempo and role of the stringed instrument.

01 / TAJIKISTAN

Go at your own pace.

Music, embroidery and cooking offer easy ways to explore Tajik culture together, even from home.

02 / HOW TO DO IT

Listen to two recordings featuring rubab players and compare the sound, tempo and role of the stringed instrument.
Use recordings that credit the artists.
Give each other a minute of silence before sharing your first reactions.

More about this activity: UNESCO: rubab

No second recording? Listen to the same performance with a different focus.

01 / Tajikistan

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02 / Tajikistan

View Tajik embroidery in a museum collection and each sketch one motif for an imaginary cushion or rug.

03 / Tajikistan

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