Editing Dombra (section)

==Dombra in ensemble and epic performance==
[[File:Celebration of Nowruz shared by several countries, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Turkey. 1.jpg|left|thumb|Playing the dombra]]
The Kazakh poet [[Abay Qunanbayuli]] is often shown holding a dombra at rest and many hold it in high regard as a national symbol among the post-[[Soviet Union|Soviet]] nations of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]]. The dombra is played by Erzhan Alimbetov in the [[Ulytau (music group)|Ulytau]] band.

From the 12th to the 18th century, the {{Transliteration|ba|italic=no|dumbura}} was used by Bashkir {{Transliteration|ba|sasans}} to accompany their poetic legends and {{Transliteration|ba|italic=no|kubairs}}. It is mentioned in the epic poem "Zayatulyak and Hiuhiliu". However, by the beginning of the 20th century, the {{Transliteration|ba|italic=no|dumbura}} was forgotten. The {{Transliteration|ba|sasans}} were often the main ideologists of ethnic insurrections, so when the Russian administration put down an uprising, they punished the {{Transliteration|ba|dumbura sasans}} and destroyed their {{Transliteration|ba|italic=no|dumbura}}.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}} In the second half of the 20th century, several reconstructions were carried out. At present, the revivalist work continues. Among others, performer V. Shugayupov works on the revival of the {{Transliteration|ba|italic=no|dumbura}}. The modern wooden {{Transliteration|ba|italic=no|dumbura}} has a pear-shaped or an oval form.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}