Portable VIETNAMESE Violin Electric DAN BAU Dan Bao & Case Monochord Zither Musical Instrument

Item: Dan Bau Condition: New Instrument folds in half, makes it easy to carry in the Bag/case that is included Portable and High Quality. Electric Power cord is not included. The ?àn b?uThe ?àn b?u (pronounced [??n ???w]; "gourd lute"; ??) also ?àn ??c huy?n (or ??c huy?n c?m ???) is a Vietnamese stringed instrument, in the form of a monochord (one-string) zither. History While the earliest written records of the dan bau date its origin to 1770, many scholars estimate its age to be up to one thousand years older than that. A popular legend of its beginning tells of a blind woman playing it in the market to earn a living for her family while her husband was at war. Whether this tale is based in fact or not, it remains true that the dan bau has historically been played by blind musicians. Until recent times, its soft volume limited the musical contexts in which it could be used. The dan bau, played solo, is central to Vietnamese folk music, a genre still popular today in the country. I