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Arabic musical instruments
Ancient musical instrument / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arabic musical instruments can be broadly classified into three categories: string instruments (chordophones), wind instruments (aerophones), and percussion instruments. They evolved from ancient civilizations in the region.
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