The kobza is a Ukrainian folk music instrument of the lute family (Hornbostel-Sachs classification number 321.321-5+6), a relative of the Central European mandora. The term kobza however, has also been applied to a number of other Eastern European instruments distinct from the Ukrainian kobza. 1) The term kobza was also used in historical sources and folk song as a synonym of bandura in the 19th and early 20th century in Ukraine. 2) The term was occasionally used for the bagpipes and occasional… (More on Kobza)