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traditional musical instruments
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Tokmo-akyns performing _Aitysh_
Kyrgyzstan
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Aitysh
Aytysh is a musical and poetic competition of two akyns in the art of improvisation or verbiage. Aytysh is performed to the accompaniment of komuz. In aytysh, the intonation and improvisational tradition of performing arts is especially manifested. The competition takes place in the form of a dialogue with sparkling versification, composed and improvised during the competition on various topical topics. The themes of aytysh are multifaceted, deep reflections are expressed in them, in which sparkling humor is interspersed with philosophical generalizations.
Kyrgyzstan -
Aitysh__-improvised competition of two akyns
Kyrgyzstan
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Jeinpaw Manau Si (Jeinpaw Manau Drum)
Hkranghku Majoi Manau was started celebrating at AD 300. In this ceremony, Manau drum was started using to play. It is significantly held for Ma Dine. It is held annually and it is most famous, holy and well-known ceremony. Manau drum is played only for Manau Festival. Manau drum is slung on the Manau pillar in the middle of Manau ground and it can be played hands.It can be played with striker rhythmically. Both playing surfaces can be played.\n-7 feet 4 inches in Length \n-2 feet 3 inches in Diameter of face (left) \n-2 feet 2 inches in Diameter of face (right) \n-7 feet 4 inches in Girth of face (left) \n-7 feet 3 inches in Girth of face (right) \n-8 feet 5 inches in Girth of body\n-7 feet 7 inches in Girth of long neck body
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Jeinpaw Dumba (Buffalo’s Horn)
Dumba was first played in Hkranghku Majoi Manau Festival, which was traced back to about AD 300. Dumba is played for Htaungkar dance and also for such events as housewarming ceremony, wedding ceremony, harvesting festival and funeral rite. And it is also called as "jinghpaw dumba" Bamboo grows in the wild in hilly region is used to make this oboe. The bamboo stick is needed to be dried first. And then, holes are perforated on it with the use of drill. It has to change the sizes of drills depending on the sizes of oboes. The oboes are in three different sizes_ big, medium and small. Each of them has a total of four perforated holes. A thumb hole is perforated on the lower side with the distance of an inch from the first finger hole. The four finger holes must be made with same distance. Reed made of dried straw is inserted on one end of oboe and young female buffalo's horn is put on another end. Yellow, blue, red and white ribbons are decorated in triangle and diamond patterns on the horn and oboe. The player must blow the reed made of straw to play this oboe by opening and closing the finger holes. \nThe size of Instrument is below. \n-2 feet 7 inches in length \n-4.5 inches in Length of dried straw reed \n-1 feet 5 inches in Length of oboe \n-11 inches in Length of horn \n-2.5 inches in Diameter of horn
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Jeinpaw Maung Ngal (Small Gong)
It is created by the art of making items cast or wrought from brass. The striker hits a protuberance on the surface of the middle part of gong.\nThe size of the gong is below.\n-1 feet in Length\n-3 feet in Width of protuberance on the surface of face \n-4.5 inches in Length of protuberance on the surface from the side\n-2 inches in Thickness
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Jeinpaw Mingalar Maung Gyi (Auspicious Big Gong )
Jeinpaw auspicious big gong is using to play for traditional ceremony of eating the first crop, housewarming ceremony, wedding ceremony, new year festival, fire balloon festival and funeral ceremony. It is created by the art of making items cast or wrought from brass. The striker hits a protuberance on the surface of the middle part of gong. Since it has to be played together two Manau big drums.\n-1 feet 1 inch in Length \n-5.5 inches in Width of protuberance on the surface of face \n-8.5 inches in Length of protuberance on the surface from the side\n-3 inches in Thickness
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Khatku Dtant (one hole in middle of Flute)
Khatku Dtant has been used for about 1000 years ago. This flute was Kachin traditional instrument. Bamboo grows in the wild in hilly region, which must expose to the sunlight, is used to make this flute. It is bored a hole in the middle of it. It has to be blown from air holes and the thumb makes opening and closing tuning besides it. It is blown the traditional melody.\n-1 feet 11 inches in Length\n-1.5 inches in Girth\n-11.5 inches in Distance between tip to the middle hole
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The frog shape Jeinpaw Manau Drum
It is same as Jeinpaw Manau Si, but attached Frog on its body of the drum. Wood is used to make the body of Jeinpaw Manau Drum. And It is covered by Leather on each side of body. The player strike the drum rhythmically. \nThe specifc size of the drum is:\n-6 feet 8.5 inches in Length \n-12.5 feet in Diameter of face (left) \n-12 feet in Diameter of face (right) \n-3 feet 6 inches in Girth of face (left) \n-3 feet 7 inches in Girth of face (right)\n-3 feet 10 inches in Girth of body \n-5 feet 5 inches in Length of the shape of frog body
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Jeinpaw Htaung Ozi (Jeinpaw Long Drum)
Wood has to be made one side is big and the other side is small. It is not same Myanmar rounded Pot Drum, it is a slender shape. It’s body is applied black oleo-resin from tree. It’s neck is applied red line and black line. The playing surface is played by hands to make sounds.\nThe specific size of the drum is:\n-4 feet 4 inches in Length \n-11inches in Diameter of playing surface \n-3 inches in Circumference of playing surface \n-1 feet 5 inches in Length of Kyat Yin \n-1 feet 2 inches in Girth of Padine \n-3 feet 2 inches in Length of neck of drum \n-1.5 feet in Hight of bottom \n-3 feet 2 inches in Girth of bottom
Myanmar -
Khatku Dumba (Buffalo’s Horn)
Dumba is played for Htaungkar dance and also for such events as housewarming ceremony, wedding ceremony, harvesting festival and funeral rite. There are designated melodies for different occasions. The player must blow the reed made of straw to play this oboe by opening and closing the finger holes.\n-2 feet and 6 inches in Length\n-2.5 inches in Length of dried straw reed\n-1.5 inches in Length of oboe\n-10 inches in Length of horn\n-9 inches in Circumference of horn
Myanmar -
Myanmar Traditional Musical Instruments
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Myanmar