Biruktawit Tasew's fingers glide over the strings of the begena, producing a deep, hypnotic sound. Along with six fellow ...

Biruktawit Tasew's fingers glide over the strings of the begena, producing a deep, hypnotic sound. Along with six fellow musicians, she breaks into a solemn religious melody, holding their audience ...

Resembling a harp or a large lyre, trapezium-shaped and about a metre tall, it has 10 strings — traditionally ... pain and drift into sleep” to the tune of the instrument.

Senior advanced students tune their begenas before ... Resembling a harp or a large lyre, trapezium-shaped and about a metre tall, it has 10 strings —- traditionally made from sheep's intestines ...

Resembling a harp or a large lyre, trapezium-shaped and about a metre tall, it has 10 strings —- traditionally ... pain and drift into sleep" to the tune of the instrument.

They spent four years and countless prototypes refining the characteristics to make a new “best-of” string. The result is the Mach-10. Made with an entirely new composition, the string is ...