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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''''malunga''''' is a single-stringed [[musical bow]] played by the [[Siddi]] of [[India]], who are the descendants of [[East Africa]]n immigrants. It produces two tones, an [[octave]] apart, and the knuckle of the hand supporting the instrument may be pressed against the string to vary the pitch. It is struck with a stick and, as with the ''[[berimbau]]'' of Brazil, the hand holding the stick also holds a rattle (in the case of the ''malunga'' the rattle, called ''mai misra''). The ''malunga'' has a [[gourd]] [[resonator]] which amplifies the instrument's sound. The placement of this rattle along the string also varies the pitch produced by the Malunga.<br />
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==Construction==<br />
The bow is made of solid-core [[bamboo]] cane, and the string is made of three twisted strands of [[ Gut string|gut]]. The gourd resonator is made from a [[coconut]] shell and is a mobile part of the instrument.<ref>''Projeto Sidi Malunga'' {{ISBN|1-880519-28-3}}</ref><br />
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==Cultural importance==<br />
The ''malunga'' is one of the instruments that is used in the religious practices of the [[Siddi]] people in [[India]].<ref> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLzd77IVLRA&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL24F140ED41A9BE4C YouTube]</ref> This instrument is one of the few that are still in existence that can be played, though its scarcity is growing.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Siddi]]<br />
*[[Musical bow]]<br />
*[[Berimbau]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.apsara-media.com/Sidi%20Malunga%20Project.html ''Malunga'' film]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225227/http://www.smithsonianglobalsound.org/trackdetail.aspx?itemid=45331 Audio sample]<br />
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