what is the festival gambus is used for
Yemeni migration saw the instrument spread to different parts of the Indian Ocean. In Muslim Southeast Asia (especially Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei), called the gambus, it sparked a whole musical genre of its own.Today it is played in Johor, South Malaysia, in the traditional dance Zapin.owever, unlike a guitar, the gambus has no frets. Its popularity declined during the early 20th century reign of Imam Yahya; by the beginning of the 21st century, the oud had replaced the qanbÅ«s as the instrument of choice for Middle-Eastern lutenists.