oud, stringed musical instrument prominent in medieval and present day Islamic music. It's the father or mother of the European lute. The oud provides a deep pear-formed entire body, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and somewhat considerably less acutely bent-again pegbox than the European lute.Alfonso X, “The Smart”, 12

They were conscripted into armies, and in many cases ahead of slavery, quite a few had been warriors. Therefore this khayt has a intense or violent character. Its costume is actually a straw loincloth and a spear. Aspects of its character are used for spirits symbolizing Southern tribes in bori, nevertheless the Nuba alone will not surface.[104]The