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{{Short description|Set of Nepali musical instruments}} | {{Short description|Set of Nepali musical instruments}} | ||
[[File:Panche baja.jpg|thumb|Nepali women playing panche baja]] | |||
The '''''{{Lang|ne-latn|panche baja}}''''' ({{Langx|ne|पञ्चे बाजा|lit= five musical instruments}}) is a set of five traditional Nepali musical instruments that are played during holy ceremonies, especially marriages. {{Lang|ne-latn|Panche bajas}} are usually played by the [[Damai]] and the [[Gaine]] [[caste]]s in the Hindu tradition.<ref name="Huang1999">{{cite book|author=Hao Huang|title=Music in the 20th century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2CkKAQAAMAAJ|accessdate=24 March 2012|year=1999|publisher=M.E. Sharp|isbn=978-0-7656-8012-9|page=598}}. ''In Nepal, musicians belong to two untouchable castes (groups of the lowest class in India, whom members of the four main castes were once forbidden to touch), the Damai and the Gaine. The ensembles are known as panche baja''</ref> They are played using the rhythm of folk Nepali songs. | |||
It is referred to as panchje baja because in Nepali, ''panch'' means five (referring to the five different types), and ''baja'' means musical instruments. | |||
The first part of the term is also transliterated {{Lang|ne-latn|panche}}, {{Lang|ne-latn|panchai}}, or {{Lang|ne-latn|pancai}}; the latter also as {{Lang|ne-latn|baaja}}. | |||
== Components == | |||
[[Image:PancheBaaja.jpg|thumb|A set of {{Lang|ne-latn|panche baja}} commonly used in the hilly region of Nepal]] | [[Image:PancheBaaja.jpg|thumb|A set of {{Lang|ne-latn|panche baja}} commonly used in the hilly region of Nepal]] | ||
The | The {{Lang|ne-latn|panche baja}} includes the ''[[shehnai]] or (Sanai/Sahanai)'',<ref name=yeah>{{cite web |url=http://yeahnepal.com/instruments-used-in-panche-baja/#sthash.dV6PWvuN.dpbs |title= Instruments used in Panche baja |website= yeahnepal.com |date=9 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208070608if_/http://yeahnepal.com/instruments-used-in-panche-baja/#sthash.dV6PWvuN.dpbs |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>, ''[[Tyamko]]'', ''[[dholaki]]'' (drums), ''[[damaha]] or Nagara'' (large kettledrum), ''[[narsinga]]'' (a long, C-shaped trumpet), ''[[jhyali]] or Jhurma/Jhymta'' (cymbals), and [[karnal (instrument)|''karnal'']] (a wide-mouthed, straight trumpet with a bell that resembles the [[datura]] flower).<ref name=yeah/> | ||
Other renderings give the ensemble as: {{Lang|ne-latn|shehnai}}, {{Lang|ne-latn|jhyali}}, {{Lang|ne-latn|dholki}}, {{Lang|ne-latn|tyamko}}, and {{Lang|ne-latn|damaha}}.<ref>{{cite book |last= Tanka |first= Khadka C. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pW0wAQAAIAAJ&q=Panche+baja |title= The Culture, Tourism & Nature of Nepal |publisher= Folk Music Art Academy |place= Nepal |date=2004|isbn= 9789993388142 |quote=''Panche baja comprises Sanahai, Jhyali, Tyamko, Damaha and Dholaki. Damais (a particular caste) traditionally from ancient time have used Panche baja in marriage, festivals and local fairs joyfully''}}</ref> | |||
== | == See also == | ||
* [[Music of Nepal]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:55, 5 February 2026
The panche baja (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) is a set of five traditional Nepali musical instruments that are played during holy ceremonies, especially marriages. Panche bajas are usually played by the Damai and the Gaine castes in the Hindu tradition.[1] They are played using the rhythm of folk Nepali songs.
It is referred to as panchje baja because in Nepali, panch means five (referring to the five different types), and baja means musical instruments.
The first part of the term is also transliterated panche, panchai, or pancai; the latter also as baaja.
Components[edit | edit source]
The panche baja includes the shehnai or (Sanai/Sahanai),[2], Tyamko, dholaki (drums), damaha or Nagara (large kettledrum), narsinga (a long, C-shaped trumpet), jhyali or Jhurma/Jhymta (cymbals), and karnal (a wide-mouthed, straight trumpet with a bell that resembles the datura flower).[2]
Other renderings give the ensemble as: shehnai, jhyali, dholki, tyamko, and damaha.[3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Hao Huang (1999). Music in the 20th century. M.E. Sharp. p. 598. ISBN 978-0-7656-8012-9. Retrieved 24 March 2012.. In Nepal, musicians belong to two untouchable castes (groups of the lowest class in India, whom members of the four main castes were once forbidden to touch), the Damai and the Gaine. The ensembles are known as panche baja
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Instruments used in Panche baja". yeahnepal.com. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Tanka, Khadka C. (2004). The Culture, Tourism & Nature of Nepal. Nepal: Folk Music Art Academy. ISBN 9789993388142.
Panche baja comprises Sanahai, Jhyali, Tyamko, Damaha and Dholaki. Damais (a particular caste) traditionally from ancient time have used Panche baja in marriage, festivals and local fairs joyfully