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The name rabaab, (also spelled rubab or rebab) can refer to several roughly similar string instruments. The rabaab is a leading instrument in the music of the Arabs and is played all over the Middle East and North Africa. It gets its name from the Arabic word which means “played with a bow” and, confusingly, often also serves as a generic term for any string instrument played with a bow.The rabaab is attested from the 7th century CE. It is mentioned in old Persian books, and many Sufi poets mention it in their poems.