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bandura

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[ban-door-uh] / bænˈdʊər ə /

noun

  1. a Ukrainian stringed instrument of the lute family.


Etymology

Origin of bandura

< Ukrainian bandúra, probably < Polish < Italian < Greek pandoûra. See bandore


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In 1934, the Soviet Union government invited bandura players to a festival.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2024

Besides singing a lovely rendition of Puccini’s aria, “Oh My Beloved Papa,” Stepanyuk plays a 63-string bandura — a Ukrainian instrument that resembles a harp and banjo combined.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2022

Viktoriia Slyvka, 21, left Zbarazh in western Ukraine to study in the UK a week before the war started and is now introducing new audiences in Leeds to the bandura.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2022

Iglidan notably paid tribute to her homeland by playing the bandura, a folk instrument that's also considered the national musical instrument of Ukraine.

From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2022

There were the usual hallmarks of a happy gathering: a bandura player plucked at his instrument on an amphitheater stage.

From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2022

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