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Folk Musical Instruments
The Ravanhattha, ektara and sarangi are the stringed instruments
used with folk-songs. The Sarangi serve s
as an echo of the singer. The adoption of this instrument by the folk
instrumentalists bring the folk songs of Rajasthan very close to classicism.
The Ravanhattha is a stringed which is used by minstrel himself. The
ghunghroos tied to the rod, which rub the string also give tal to the song.
The Kamaichi is another stringed instrument with twenty seven strings. Its
shape is quite different from the Sarangi-veena. It is worn round the neck and
played in standing posture in certain areas of Mewar. The Rawaz is another
instrument used by the Raos and the Bhats in Mewar. It has twelve strings and is
played with a nakha instead of rod.
The tanduro, veena, chantaro or nishan are also stringed instruments used by
folk musicians. Nishan is very popular among the devotees of Ramdeoji.
There is a variety of
instruments played by the mouth including the bansuri, algoza ( a pair of
flutes operating as one), satara, shehnai, toto, pungi (played by snake chambers
and jogis), nad, bankia, conch and singi (used by mendicants and fakirs). Madal,
mridang, changri, naubhat, dhumso, dafra, khanjari, dhibko, apang, matki and damru
are also Tal instruments.
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