Kirar history, technique, and spiritual music

A well-tuned Kirar is the difference between a scale that sounds right and one that doesn't. Here's how to approach tuning as a new player.

Tizita is one of the best-known modes in Ethiopian music — and one of the first a Kirar student learns. Here's what makes it distinct.

The Kirar is a six-string lyre with deep roots in Ethiopian musical and spiritual life — here's how it fits into that tradition, and why it still matters today.