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Subu

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The Subu, Lisu Subu or Sung Lisu is a stringed instrument with a small round body covered in snake skin and a long neck. It has 3 steel strings. It is played in Thailand and Myanmar. [1][2][3][4][5]

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  1. ^ https://atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/se_asia.htm#thailand South East Asia: ATLAS of Plucked Instruments
  2. ^ https://stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com/s.htm The Stringed Instrument Database: S
  3. ^ http://pluckedstringedinstruments.com/subu A Journey Through Music: Subu
  4. ^ http://www.istov.de/htmls/thailand/thailand_instruments-subu.html THE MUSIC OF SOUTHEAST ASIA: The subü lute or sung lisu
  5. ^ http://sulhmusic.com/2019/04/04/sulh-ensemble-musical-instruments-lisu-subu/ Sulh Ensemble Musical Instruments: Lisu Subu