Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Snake charming is the practice of appearing to hypnotize a snake (often a cobra) by playing and waving around an instrument called a pungi. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous acts, as well as other street performance staples, like juggling and sleight of hand .
The pungi is played by Jogi in the Thar desert. [11] It is in particular played by snake charmers, mostly in the Terai and Nepal, to arouse snakes to dance. [12] The instrument has a high, thin tone and continuous low humming. [13] It has been an important instrument in Indian folk culture and is known by various names in different parts of India.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file
An audio conversion app (also known as an audio converter) transcodes one audio file format into another; for example, from FLAC into MP3. It may allow selection of encoding parameters for each of the output file to optimize its quality and size.
The male participants play musical instruments, such as the pungi, a woodwind instrument traditionally played to capture snakes, the dufli, been, the khanjari - a percussion instrument, morchang, khuralio and the dholak to create the rhythm on which the dancers perform. The dancers are tattooed in traditional designs and wear jewelry and ...
William J. Hennessy Jr., a veteran sketch artist who gave Americans striking views from inside courtrooms during some of the nation’s most important legal dramas, died on Monday.
After what seemed like a drought of Kate Middleton appearances—which was to be expected as she only recently finished her chemotherapy treatment—the last few weeks have been the complete opposite.
Freemake Audio Converter features a batch audio conversion mode to convert multiple audio files simultaneously. The program can also combine multiple audio files into a single file. [ 3 ] The software includes several ready-made presets for each supported output file format and the ability to create a custom preset with the adjustment of ...