About Rababa:
The rebab is considered part of the lute family (oud in Arabic). Plucked versions like the kabuli rebab (sometimes referred to as the robab or rubab) are plucked like the lute, but other versions are played with a bow. The closest to it is Gusle, the instrument still widely used in the Balkans. It is almost certainly the direct ancestor of the European violin, via the medieval rebec. It is used in a wide variety of musical ensembles and genres, corresponding with its wide distribution, and is built and played somewhat differently in different areas..

Gawharet el Fan Rababa RABABA1

Gawharet el Fan Rababa RABABA2

About Maker:
All the instruments below are made by Gawharet El Fan, Formerly Mosika El Kamal El Watania, established 1940, is one of the oldest and deep-rooted musical instrument shops in Egypt. It was the first one that displayed different kinds of musical instruments in one shop in Egypt. Three shops in Mohamed Ali Street give you the real feeling of Egyptian and oriental spirit the rhythm of pure music flow melts all limits. Gawharet el fan is also a permanent exhibitor in Frankfurt Music Show ( Frank furtmesse).