Greetings! This group is for all those people who are interested in the instrument named Kamanche, Kamancha, Kemanche, Kemenche, Kemancha, Kamancheh.... We welcome your participation. Please keep all posts related to these instruments. Mentioning other instruments and music in context is fine. However, political posts, flames, and those posts considered hostile or offensive to list members are off topic, and repeated off topic posts are grounds for removal.

Kamanche belongs to the Cordophones category of instruments, and in more details to Bowed-Stringed Instruments or it can be said Kamanche is a Spike Fiddle. The word Kamanche means in Persian language a small bow. Kamanche is played in many different cultures and regions, like in Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey,...and with different pronounciations and different names, like Kamanche or Kamancheh in Iran, Kamancha in Azerbaijan, Kemancha in Armenia, Kabak Kemane in Turkey,....