Suroz

The "suroz" is a bowed string instrument with a long neck, similar to a fiddle or sarangi and played vertically. It is considered the national instrument of the Balochs.

References

*cite journal|quote=Notwithstanding the emergence of a strong nationalistic feeling among the Baloch population both in Iran and Pakistan, the existence of "pahlawan" (professional singers of verse narratives), and the love for "suroz" (a bowed instrument played as an accompaniment to narrative songs and considered to be the national instrument of the Baloch) among the educated classes, there seems to be no future for the oral tradition in Balochistan.|last=Badalkhan|first=Sabir|title=Balochi Oral Tradition|journal=Oral Tradition|volume=18|issue=2|month=October|year=2003|pages=229–235|doi=10.1353/ort.2004.0049