Five string Rabab: It is classified as a string-percussion instrument. This instrument is specific to the Saravan region of Sistan and Baluchestan, which is played in Dervish dhikr circles. History: Due to the vastness and richness of the music culture of the Makran region, compared to the border region in Balochistan, it can be said that Rabab is not originally a Balochi instrument. Rabab has entered Baluchi music due to its proximity to Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan, as well as its resemblance to Baluchi instruments. Today, five-string Robabis is one of the most important instruments in accompanying the songs and dhikrs of Darwish circles in Naqshbandiyyah of Saravan district. The poems used in the singing of their dervishes include Rast- saz magham, Jaran, Shirbam, Gorsaz, Khorman Saz, and others. Rabab is usually played with the tambourine. Due to the small number of Rabab musicians compared to other Balochi instruments and the fact that Rabab is mostly performed in certain musical positions, it can be inferred that Rabab cannot be a Balochi instrument. Today, the eighteen-string rabab is almost obsolete, and the five-string robab is also common in the village of Pirabad in Balochistan, and only with the family and followers of Darvish Mohammad Sahibzadeh. Structural features of the five-string rabab: Bowl: The rabab bowl is in two parts. The lower part of the bowl is more voluminous and covered with sheepskin. The upper part of the bowl, which ended up on the handle, is also covered with a wooden plate. The two-part reverberation bowl, handle and claw are made of integrated mulberry wood. The top of the bowl is also made of mulberry wood. Handle: The handle is attached to the inside of the two-part bowl at top. The inside of the handle is hollow and taller than an eighteen- string robab. earphones: The two groups of phones are connected to two groups of chords located on either side of the instrument. Three earphones are at the bottom and two are at the top of the claw.  chords: chords are located on the head of the earphone. The chords are connected to the tailpiece on one side, and on the other hand, after passing through the pallet and the vault, they are connected to the box of the earphones in the tunnel nest section and wrapped around it. In order to create a soprano sound from the fifth chord, a steel pin and a small metal ring have been used. In fact, the fifth string has a side vault and a side string that is less than the other chords in the open hand mode. The fifth chord is used as a vocal. The first chord is made of steel wire, the second chord is made of thin white nylon wire, the third chord is made of thick black nylon string, and the fourth and fifth chords are made of white steel strings. Pallet: pallet is a narrow appendage of the category. Sometimes there is a thin stick on the pallet that is in the groove of the handle. The pallet is also made of mulberry trees. Tailpiece: A tailpiece is a wooden appendage on which the first, second, fourth and fifth chords are placed on their grooves. The other part of the tailpiece, due to its high thickness for the third chord, has two steel pin that are located at the end of the bowl. There are no frets in five- string Rabab The plectrum is made of a wild palm tree leaf that is tied in a special way. Executive technique: Rabab's five-string technique is similar to that of the eighteen strings. Left hand technique: The sound is made by tapping three fingers of the left hand. The fourth finger and thumb are not used for playing. Vibration, glissando, digging and clawing are also less commonly used. The main strings tuning: Rabab are tuned in different ways, but there is also the main and fixed tune, which is known as the mother tune (narrated by Musa Zangshahi) or the right string tune (narrated by Darvish Abdul Raouf Sahebzadeh). Most of the Maghams are played with this tune. Administration of five-string Robab: The dhikr circles of Naqshbandi Saheban dervishes in the villages around Saravan, which is the gathering place of Naqshbandiyya dervishes.

musicians: Darvish Mohammad Sahebzadeh