Question

The West African term for this type of instrument, xalam (“khah-LAHM”), lends its name to a longstanding Senegalese mbalax (“mm-BAH-lakh”) music group. One genre of pieces for a type of these instruments begins with a free-rhythm oki section and later is accompanied by prominent taiko drums during a lively odori-ji dance section. That Japanese type of these instruments forms the sankyoku ensemble with the koto and shakuhachi and is based on the Chinese (-5[1])sānxián (“SAHN-sh’yen”). “Ambush from Ten Sides” is a piece for a Chinese instrument of this type derived from the Persian barbat, known for its pear shape. In English, this instrument is the origin of the term for a maker of violins and cellos. For 10 points, the pípá is an example of what plucked string instruments whose European types descend from the oud? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: lutes [accept shamisens; accept sānxián or barbats or pípás before read; accept luthiers; prompt on plucked stringed instruments or chordophones]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Christopher DechBrandeis AYale A70-5
Arthur Delot-VilainYale ABrandeis A13310

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y333%0%67%115.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y10%0%100%0.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y560%0%60%117.33
2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT01/27/2024Y1100%0%100%133.00