History of the Sharero somali musical instrument

[Som]

Can anyone tell me something more about the history of the shareero?
Here is a picture

As you can see it's very similar to the Ethiopian Krar guitar , but I have noticed that most of the youtube results about shareero show Somali bantus playing the instrument. It seems that it isn't used by ethnic Somalis and this is strange since it's so similar to the Ethiopian krar.

 

[riyaale]

Can anyone tell me something more about the history of the shareero?
Here is a picture

As you can see it's very similar to the Ethiopian Krar guitar , but I have noticed that most of the youtube results about shareero show Somali bantus playing the instrument. It seems that it isn't used by ethnic Somalis and this is strange since it's so similar to the Ethiopian krar.

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[land owner]

Can anyone tell me something more about the history of the shareero?
Here is a picture

As you can see it's very similar to the Ethiopian Krar guitar , but I have noticed that most of the youtube results about shareero show Somali bantus playing the instrument. It seems that it isn't used by ethnic Somalis and this is strange since it's so similar to the Ethiopian krar.

I believe some Somalis in hiiraan and shabelle use it if I’m not mistaken

 

[Timo Jareer and proud]

Can anyone tell me something more about the history of the shareero?
Here is a picture

As you can see it's very similar to the Ethiopian Krar guitar , but I have noticed that most of the youtube results about shareero show Somali bantus playing the instrument. It seems that it isn't used by ethnic Somalis and this is strange since it's so similar to the Ethiopian krar.

Wow never knew that was Somali. Always figured the Bantu in the south borrowed it from the Ethiopians. I guees it was replaced by kabaan.

 

[Timo Jareer and proud]

Found this when I searched up Shareero on Google. Could this be a Somali Shareero player? This was a painting of a "African" in India.

 

[Som]

Found this when I searched up Shareero on Google. Could this be a Somali Shareero player? This was a painting of a "African" in India.

Maybe ,Malik Ambar an Oromo ethiopian corner slave became an important politician in 16th and 17th century India.
Thern was an Ethiopian presence there so the painting is probably depicting an Ethiopian krar

 

[Som]

I believe some Somalis in hiiraan and shabelle use it if I’m not mistaken

My hypothesis is that the instrument was created in either Somalia or Ethiopia and then bantus adopted it while ethnic Somalis switched to the kaban because of Arab influence