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With the Vargan Melodic, Dimitry Babayev has created a solid budget jaw harp that is worth seeing and hearing. When you play the small Vargan, you get a clear, penetrating sound that still comes out soft and harmonious. A really beautiful soundscape. However, as the frame of this jaw harp is sensitive to pressure, you will need some experience or stamina to enjoy the melodic rhythms. The Vargan Babayev Melodic is particularly fun to play at a fast pace.
It is the artistic approach that currently makes the jaw harps of Dmitry Babayev the most excellent and conspicuous instruments in the Russian-speaking world. Furthermore, the jaw harps leave his workshop in an immaculate state. We spoke with him about the aesthetic side of making jaw harps and his personal access to those instruments.
Russia is a country with a handful of jaw harp traditions: in Sakha/Yakutia, in the Altai, and in Tuva the Khomus (or Komus) is played; in Bashkortostan the Kubyz is known, and in Western Russia and in the big cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg one can hear the name Vargan. An overview.
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