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Rajasthan has a large variety of folk musical instruments. The
Sindhi Sarangi,
the Gujratan sarangi, the jogiya sarangi,
srimandal and the rawan hathha are the important
stringed instruments used in Rajasthan. Other stringed
instruments include the revaj, dusaka , apang,
Dilruba and the five-stringed tandoora. Rajasthani
folk music has many variations of the flute. The Peli
of the Meos of Alwar is a short flute; the Algoza,
common in Tonk-Ajmer areas, is two such flutes played together.
The Satara of the Langas has one long flute
and another flute to provide the drone; the Narh or
Nad is a vertical flute made from a desert grass known as
kangore. Rajasthan also has a wide range of trumpets from
the small singi of the Jogi to the massive
Karna and the intriguing looking Nagphani
and the most common
Bankia. One of the most well known instruments of the
desert is the poongi, also known as a murli.
Among
the autophonic instruments, the Ghanti or the
Ghanta, the ghungroo (ankle bells), the
manjeeras (including Jhanit and the Taala),
the Thali or Tasli
and the Jhalar are commonly used. In
Jaisalmer district an interesting variant of the Jaltarang
is used. It is called the Jaltaal and is a thali
with water filled in it. The most common percussion instrument
found in the villages of Rajasthan is the dhol, or drum
and its variant, the dholak. The naupat is played
during marriage ceremonies, and consists of two drums, a
nagada, which is the male form of the drum, and the
jheel, which is the female form. The chang is a
large drum played generally by one, but sometimes two,
musicians. It is frequently played during the festival of Holi.
The duff is also played during Holi. The nagada
consists of two drums of different sizes played together. The
khanzari is a small drum encircled with brass or iron
bells and is traditionally played by Kalbelias or snake
charmers.
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