Some assamese traditional musical instruments we should know.....

 1) DHOL (ঢোল):- 

The dhol is Played by using a bamboo stick with bare hands, the Assamese dhol is made up of wooden barrel with the ends covered primarily with animal hide (unlike the rest of

the Indian subcontinent, where it could be a synthetic skin as well), that can either be stretched or loosened by tightening the interwoven straps.


2) PEPA (পেপা):-

The pepa is a hornpipe musical instrument that is used in traditional music in Assam, India. In Boro language, it is known as Phenpha. It is usually made with the horn of a buffalo.The instrument is made by soaking the buffalo horn in water (or in buffalo dung) to soften it; it's then hollowed using broken glass. The hollowed horn is attached to a neckpiece with several holes and a mouthpiece with a reed.

The pepa is played with three fingers, two of which stay put while the middle finger moves. To make the 'pepa', the tip of the horn of the dead buffalo is first kept immersed in warm water or cow dungs for some time for softening and then cut with a knife or by hollowing with the broken glass. This sing (horn) is known as thola.


3) TAAL(তাল):-

In its simplest form, it consists of a pair of small hand cymbals. The word taal comes from the Sanskrit word Tālà, which literally means a clap. It is a part of Indian music and culture, used in various traditional customs e.g. Bihu music, Harinaam etc. It is a type of Ghana vadya.


4) XUTULI (সুতুলী):-

Xutuli (Assamese: সুতুলী) is a musical instrument used during the Rongali Bihu festival in Assam, India. It can either be made from clay or the lower end of a bamboo tree which is left after the main part falls or is cut off (Assamese: বাহঁৰ মূঢ়া).


5) TOKA (টকাঁ):- 

Toka (Assamese: টকা) is a popular and easily available musical instrument used in Assamese folk Music. Toka is made of Bamboo, and bamboo being the most common produce of the forests of Assam, it is used abundantly by Assamese folk musicians.

6) FLUTE (বাহীঁ):- 





7) GOGONA (গগনা):-

The gogona (Assamese: গগণা) is a type of jaw harp, a vibrating reed instrument that is used primarily in the traditional Bihu music in Assam. In Boro language, it is known as Gongina. It is made of a piece of bamboo/horn that has a bifurcation on one end.



Many Parts of DHOL (ঢোলৰ বিভিন্ন অংশৰ নাম):- 




Many Parts of PEPA (পেপাৰ বিভিন্ন অংশৰ নাম):

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