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  2. Lujon (musical instrument) - Wikipedia

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    The instrument is also known as a loo-jon or metal log drum. [5] In a 2009 Web post, Loughborough provided the following historical background: " Henry Mancini 's drummer, Shelly Manne had several drums I made and one of them was the Lujon (a pun on ' John Lewis ' who bought the first one).

  3. Lokole - Wikipedia

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    The lokole is a traditional slit drum played by the Mongo people in different areas of the Congo region, e.g., in the Kasai area. It is used both as a musical instrument and as a log drum to send messages in the bush; [1] for example, it is known to be played to announce someone's death to the neighboring villages. It is a deep-sounding slit ...

  4. Zamin Ali - Wikipedia

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    Zamin headed the Urdu survey committee and produced the report, Urdu Zaban-o-Adab [14].This book summarizes Urdu linguistics and is considered more comprehensive than Sir George Greison's 'Linguistic Survey of India'. [15] Mahatma Gandhi visited Allahabad University on 17th November, 1928 and praised the work being done by Zamin and the Academy ...

  5. Dholak - Wikipedia

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    The dholak is a two-headed hand drum, a folk percussion instrument. The dholak is most commonly recognised in countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, but can also be found amongst the Indo-Diaspora in countries such as Guyana, Suriname, Fiji, Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa and Mauritius.

  6. Urdu Lughat - Wikipedia

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    The dictionary was edited by the honorary director general of the board Maulvi Abdul Haq who had already been working on an Urdu dictionary since the establishment of the Urdu Dictionary Board, Karachi, in 1958. [1] [2] [3] Urdu Lughat consists of 22 volumes. In 2019, the board prepared a concise version of the dictionary in two volumes.

  7. Woodblock (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    Log drums made from hollowed logs, and slit drums made from bamboo, are used in Africa and the Pacific Islands.. The muyu (simplified Chinese: 木鱼; traditional Chinese: 木魚; pinyin: mùyú) is a rounded woodblock carved in the shape of a fish and struck with a wooden stick.

  8. Naqqar khana - Wikipedia

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    Naqqar Khana near Fatehpur Sikri, Delhi. Naubat Khana at Bara Imambara, Lucknow. Portrait of Mirza Dakhani Nabut Khan, Brooklyn Museum Naqqar Khana (Hindi: नक़्क़ार ख़ाना, Urdu: نقّار خانہ) or Naubat Khana (Hindi: नौबत ख़ाना, Urdu: نوبت خانہ) is a term for a drum house or orchestra pit during ceremonies.

  9. Umrao Jaan Ada - Wikipedia

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    Umrao Jaan Ada (Urdu: اُمراؤ جان ادا) is an Urdu novel by Mirza Hadi Ruswa (1857–1931), first published in 1899. [1] It is considered the first Urdu novel by many [2] and tells the story of a tawaif and poet by the same name from 19th century Lucknow, as recounted by her to the author.