Skip to main content
0
Search products
Search
Mugs
Tees
Hoodies
Search products
Search
Chat
Share
Free Shipping
Menu
Mugs
Tees
Hoodies
Back to urbandictionary.com
Pro Customization
Create unique products with your own words and definitions
Preview
Personalize Your Design
Your Word
Your Definition
Very unusual type of clarinetlike Basque folk instrument, the name derived from Arabic "al-buq" = "the horn" consisting of a crescent-shaped animal's horn, two [wooden] pieces inserted into the midsection of the horn with holes drilled to produce tones in two-part harmony, a reed inserted, and hidden in, the smaller opening of the horn, and at the bottom of the horn's midsection, a cradle through which the thumbs of both hands are placed to hold the instrument. The instrument produces a piercing, reedy sound [reminiscent] of the Russian zhaleyka or a small bagpipe, and a common harmonic interval on this instrument is the major sixth. Although the alboka has nearly [disappeared] from the Basque country since the Franco regime, its use currently seems to be enjoying a rise in [popularity] due, in part, to Ibon Koteron, the trikitixa (small Basque button accordion) player Kepa Junkera, the group Ortzadar, and the namesake group Alboka.
Text fits
Save
Cancel
🤖
Shopping Assistant
Online
Hey! 👋 I'm your shopping assistant. What are you looking for?
Ask about products
AI-generated responses. Verify claims.