Cherewata

Cherewata *spike fiddle of Ethiopia, with a diamond-shaped body, goatskin belly, and single horsehair string. It serves as both a solo and ensemble instr. and is played by men only. In Shoa Province it is known as asmari (45). Courlander, Harold. “Notes from an Abyssinian Diary,” in Musical Quarterly, Vol. 30. New York, July 1944.