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Newar merchants of Kathmandu, Nepal parading in Lhasa, Tibet playing drums in 1903. This list contains "traditional" musical instruments used in Nepal. Instruments overlap with nearby countries, including India and Tibet. An example is the Sarangi, a common bow Indian instrument.
The madal [2] is the national instrument of Nepal and is the backbone of most Nepali folk music. [3] The well-known Nepali musician Ranjit Gazmer introduced this instrument to Bollywood music when he started working under Rahul Dev Burman , and has used it in numerous Bollywood songs such as Hum Dono Do Premi and Kanchi Re Kanchi Re . [ 4 ]
The Nepali Sarangi (Nepali: नेपाली सारङ्गी) is a Nepali folk instrument.It is a chordophone played by bowing. Traditionally in Nepal, the Sarangi was only played by people of Gandarbha or Gaine caste (both contested and interchangeable terms), who sing narrative tales and folk song, however, in present days, its popularity extends beyond the Gandharba community and is ...
The Nepali sarangi is a traditional stringed musical instrument of Nepal, commonly played by the Gaine or Gandarbha ethnic group; the form and repertoire of the instrument in Nepal is more folk oriented than in India, and it is particularly associated with Gandarbha people.
The nansingha or nansinga is a type of primitive trumpet made of copper or copper alloys, used in both India and Nepal. The instrument is made of two metal curves, joined to form an "S" shape. [1] It may also be reassembled to form a crescent. [2] It is part of a group of curved-tube instruments that include the ransingha, the narsinga and the ...
Music of Nepal refers to the various musical genres played and listened to in Nepal.With more than fifty ethnic groups in Nepal, the country's music is highly diverse. Genres like Tamang Selo, Chyabrung, Dohori, Adhunik Geet, Bhajan, Filmi music, Ghazal, Classical music, songs and Ratna music are widely played and popular, but many other less common genres are yet to be catal
The karnal (Nepali:कर्नाल) is a large, straight brass trumpet, over a metre long, played in parts of Northern India and Nepal. It has a prominent bell resembling a datura flower. [1] It is used on ceremonial occasions, such as the processions of village deities. [2]
[1] [2] It is one of three tube-zithers documented in Nepal by the Nepali Folk Musical Instruments Museum in 2004. [2] Instruments in Nepal tend to be created and named locally. While similar instruments may be found elsewhere in the country, each place has its own traditions for creating, naming and playing musical instruments.