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  2. List of Nepali musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    The language made the contents inaccessible to most readers outside Nepal. In 2007 Kadel's Musical Instruments of Nepal was published, an English-language book with 362 Nepali instruments and more detailed pictures. The book is the only book in the English language whose focus is Nepali folk musical instruments.

  3. Music of Nepal - Wikipedia

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    Newa music, also called Newar Music, is a form of traditional music developed in Nepal by the Newars. The music has its roots in classical Hindu and Buddhist music and evolved with the incorporation of folk music of the Kathmandu valley and its peripheries. Instruments used are mainly percussion and wind instruments.

  4. Philippine folk music - Wikipedia

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    Folk music musical instruments. The music of the Philippines' many Indigenous peoples are associated with the various occasions that shape life in indigenous communities, including day-to-day activities as well as major life-events, which typically include "birth, initiation and graduation ceremonies; courtship and marriage; death and funeral rites; hunting, fishing, planting and harvest ...

  5. Newar music - Wikipedia

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    Newa music, also spelled Newar music, is traditional music developed in Nepal by the Newars. The music has its roots in classic Hindu and Buddhist music. It evolved with incorporation of folk music of the Kathmandu valley and its peripheries. Musical instruments mainly consist of percussion and wind instruments.

  6. Damphu drum - Wikipedia

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    According to folklore Damphu was invented by Peng Dorje, a Tamang King [1] and named it after Nepal's national bird the Daphne bird. It is also played by the gurung and magar people of nepal. The Damphu and Tungna are the main instrument of the Tamang people and Gurung people. these two instruments are said to be the 'nail and flesh' on a finger.

  7. Traditional Philippine musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    A 2016 stamp featuring Philippine traditional musical instruments Philippine folk music "Sungay ng Kalabaw" Philippine traditional musical instruments are commonly grouped into four categories: aerophones, chordophones, membranophones, and idiophones. [1] [2]

  8. Sarangi (Nepali) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Madal - Wikipedia

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    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]