Silk Road Instruments

daira [DYE ra], frame drum

duduk [doo DOOK], Armenian double reed woodwind

erhu [AR hoo], Chinese bowed lute

gosha nagara [go SHAH na GOR ah], Azeri small kettle drums

jang-go [JANG go], Korean hourglass drum

kayagum [GA ya goom], Korean plucked long zither

kamancheh [ke MAHN cheh], Persian spike fiddle

morin khuur [MOO rin HOOR], Mongolian horsehead fiddle

ney [nay], Persian or Azeri end-blown flute

pipa [PEE pah], Chinese short-necked plucked lute

qanun [KAH noon], Azeri plucked zither

santur [SAN toor], Persian hammer dulcimer

shakuhachi [SHA koo ha chee], Japanese end-blown bamboo flute

sheng [sheng], Chinese mouth organ)

tabla [TAH blah], Indian percussion or set of drums used in North Indian classical music

tutek [TOO tek], Azeri wooden flute

yatga [YAHT gah], Mongolian plucked long zither