Kanun Rings – Kanun Parts

Kanun Rings

Come as a pair – made from Stainless Steel

Bend to adjust size – one size fits all adults

dimensions approx: 3 x 3 x 2cm / 1 x 1 x 0.8″

Genuine Import from Turkey.

Item shipped from UK.

We sell lots of traditional Turkish musical instruments, parts and accessories. We sell accessories and spares for Kanun here

Kanun Rings Background

Kanun is an Arabic string instrument played either solo, or more often as part of an ensemble, in much of the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, Armenia, and Greece. The name derives from the Arabic word qanun, ultimately from Ancient Greek: κανών kanōn, meaning “rule, law, norm, principle”. Traditional and Classical music executed on the qanun are based on Maqamat. The qanun traces one of its origins to a stringed Assyrian instrument from the Old Assyrian Empire, specifically from the nineteenth century BC in Mesopotamia.

More information on the history of the Kanun can be found here