Sonuscore Origins Vol.10: Contrabass Pan & Tan: Contrabass Pan and Tan – Professional Audio Software & Plugin

[Note: This product requires a FULL version of Native Instruments' KONTAKT. The free Kontakt player is not sufficient as it only runs the instrument in DEMO mode.] The deep sonority of the Contrabass Panduri perfectly complements the twangy drones of the Tanbur. Though the two instruments come from neighboring regions the Contrabass Panduri is so rare that this excellent pairing has perhaps never occurred. Until now.

THE INSTRUMENTS Contrabass Panduri A modern innovation the Contrabass Panduri was modified from the traditional Panduri to answer the need Georgians had for a low-registry instrument for concert folk performances. It’s a true rarity of an instrument with perhaps only 10 existing in the country of Georgia itself.

Tanbur The Tanbur is an ancient Middle-Eastern long-necked lute-like instrument whose drones and picks have graced musical tradition from the Balkans Turkey and Arabia to Persia India and Central Asia. It goes by as many names as countries that claim it in their traditions and is a definite classic instrument to add that “Eastern” sound.