Definitions

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  • noun A seven-stringed musical instrument in various cultures in the eastern Mediterranean.

Etymologies

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From Turkish bağlama, from bağlamak ("to tie").

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Examples

  • It's called a baglama in Greece, where it's sort of like a mandolin-sized version of a three-course Greek bouzouki.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • He makes seven kinds of bouzouki including the baglama, a smaller version of the instrument, and tzouras, a high-pitched instrument with a body the size of a serving spoon.

    Hunting for Bouzoukis Christine Pirovolakis 2008

  • Oud, reeds, baglama saz, accompanying vocals and percussion fill out the sound from track to track.

    WN.com - Articles related to Estimate Rises of Oil Spill in Michigan 2010

  • Oud, reeds, baglama saz, accompanying vocals and percussion fill out the sound from track to track.

    WN.com - Articles related to Estimate Rises of Oil Spill in Michigan 2010

  • Oud, reeds, baglama saz, accompanying vocals and percussion fill out the sound from track to track.

    WN.com - Articles related to Estimate Rises of Oil Spill in Michigan 2010

  • He is playing a bouzouki; she is playing a baglama or "pocket bouzouki."

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • Tatlıses Ibo show Ibrahim tatlises Orhan Gencebay baglama taksim show izle indir download seyret baglama virtiozlerinin video paylasimlarini sitemizden indirebilirsiniz. bağlama

    Dailymotion - most recent videos 2009

  • Tatlıses Ibo show Ibrahim tatlises Orhan Gencebay baglama taksim show izle indir download seyret baglama virtiozlerinin video paylasimlarini sitemizden indirebilirsiniz. bağlama

    Dailymotion - most recent videos 2009

  • Hegedus plays oud, lavta, baglama, pennywhistle, frame drums, and other instruments common to the Mediterranean and Middle East.

    unknown title 2009

  • Saurian Meditation, the album is acoustic, exotic and largely instrumental, revealing the guitarist's love for Middle Eastern melodies through haunting, atmospheres, foreboding percussion, possessed choirs and a range of ethnic instruments including the baglama saz and the glissentar.

    Headbangers Blog 2009

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