Culture & Heritage

Musical Instruments

1. Didang:    A bass drum beaten on one side with hand and on other side with a special stick.

2. Daamal:    A pair of smaller kettle drums beaten with two sticks.

3. Suranai:    A locally made horn.

Beside these  three main instrument different other musical instruments are used in Hunza valley during special events and now a days used with songs.. It includes:

1. Tutek:       A  pipe or flute with low pitch

2. Gabi:         A wooden or metal flute with high pitch sound

3. Rubob:      A five string guitar like instrument

4. Sitaar:      A smaller, higher pitched five-string instrument

5. Jighiak      A sitar like instrument played with a stick

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