Music is inevitable in Nepali culture. The music starts from birth of a baby to the death of a man. Each cultural custom hasits association with music, song, dance and musical instruments. Musical instruments have different variety and types according to the places, communities, festivals and religions.The music is played from Mountain to Hill and Hill to Madesh. There are hundreds of instruments developed in Nepal. A research found that about 200 original instruments developed in Nepal. 108 types are still in play across the nation.Panchai Baja is one the famous musical instruments in Nepal. Most of the instruments developed in Nepal are still being used by Newar Community.Madal is one of the famous folk musical instruments associated with our culture and lifestyle. It is believed that it was first introduced by the Magar community, it is equally famous and used by almost all of the Nepalese society.This instrument is made especially with skin stretched over both of the ends of a wooden hollow tube and tightened with leather strings. Madal is drum played by hand beating on both sides. The madal has a strand that goes around the waist of the person playing it to hold it horizontally. Playing technique involves rhythmic struck one either ends (heads) with palm. The heads vibrate to produce sound when struck. It is mostly used in Nepali folk song. No one can still stand when people start, beating madals singing Nepali folk song (Nepali lok geet).Sarangee is a traditional folk musical instrument especially played by Gandharva. It is a popular string-instrument made of a piece of wood, the bottom of which is made a hollow and four pieces of strings are fastened tightly with four wooden nails fixed on the top of it. It is played by rubbing on a group of strings especially left and right repeatedly with a small stick, which is fastened with some strings. Sarangee resembles the violin in western culture. Sarangi in Nepal is played from so many years. It has its own famous rhythms and tones.hese are made from pieces of bamboo by making generally 6 holes on it. The six holes represent the musical notes. Both of these instruments are similar in nature and played by blowing air through mouth.
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