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Pages in category "Sri Lankan musical instruments" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. G.
Raban or Rabana (Sinhala: රබාන) is a one-sided traditional drum type played with the hands, used in Sri Lanka. It's mainly played in Aurudu Kreeda (The Sri Lankan New Year). The body of these drums is made by carving the Jack or Vitex trees. The skin used is that of a goat. There are two types of Rabans as Hand Raban and Bench Raban.
The hakgediya is a type of conch shell (the shell of a large marine gastropod mollusk) which is used as a kind of trumpet in the traditional ritualistic music and religious folk art-music of Sri Lanka, [1] which has been somewhat influenced by Indian music. The hakgediya is an aerophone, or Susira [2] (wind instrument or aerophone in the ...
In modern times, the instrument has been revived by Sri Lankan composer and violinist Dinesh Subasinghe and used in several of his compositions, including Rawan Nada and the Buddhist oratorio Karuna Nadee. [5] [6] The European experimental folk band Heilung also make use of the ravanahatha, in two of their albums Ofnir and Futha.
A demo of tabla playing. A tabla [nb 1] is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent.Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, [3] where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments and vocals, or as a part of larger ensembles.
A Musicians in Sri Dalada Maligawa. The music of Sri Lanka has its roots in five primary influences: ancient folk rituals, Hindu religious traditions, Buddhist religious traditions, the legacy of European colonisation, and the commercial and historical influence of nearby Indian culture—specifically, Kollywood cinema and Bollywood cinema.
The instrument is about 8 to 10 inches long with a girth of 6 to 8 inches on both ends and tapering towards the centre. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The body of the instrument is traditionally made out of kiln fired clay but later variants are made of wood, preferably from a single hollow block of Jackfruit wood.
The arched harp was used in India since at least the 2nd century B.C.E., when a woman was sculpted with the instrument in a Buddhist artwork at Bhārut. [5] Both the Indian harp-style veena and the Tamil yazh declined starting in about the 7th century C.E., as stick-zither style veenas rose to prominence. [2] [3]