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Sindhi Sarangi




Sindhi Sarangi, also called Sing, is a stringed instrument used in Madhya Pradesh and by the Langas of Rajasthan. Belonging to the Sarangi class, it is a horn shaped folk instrument with four main wires, seven jharas (sympathetic strings below the main strings) and seventeen tarafs (bands). The main string is made of steel. This unfretted lute is played with a bow.



Updated on 7th June, 2005

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