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Nakri

Nakri [Arab. *naqqāra], 1. formerly a small kettledrum of Russia; the term was employed in the 15th c. A larger model was called nabat; 2. formerly a kettledrum of Yugoslavia (25, 89). Sort by:DefaultAuthorTitleDateAscendingDescending Bessaraboff, Nicholas. Ancient European Musical Instruments. Boston, 1941. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th edition. London, 1954.

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