Naumati Baja (literally – Nine musical instruments) is a group of nine traditional musical instruments played in Nepal and Himalayan region of Sikkim, Darjeeling and Assam during certain auspicious occasions like weddings.It includes the following musical instruments:
Narsingha: A long, C-shaped trumpet
Karnal: A wide-mouthed, straight trumpet with a bell
Damaha: A large kettledrum
Baauntal: One instrument
Sanai: Two instruments
Tyamko: One instrument
Dholaki: One instrument
Jhyali/Jhaymta: One instrument
Naumati is more comprehensive form of the Panchai Baaja. Panchai Baaja (or a band of five instruments) has been played since olden times as a good luck to any auspicious performances. There is a reference in the scriptures that Panchai Baaja was played in the Dvapara Yuga on the auspicious occasion of the Christening Ceremony of the Lord Krishna. The Panchai Baaja represents the five metals and while designing these instruments, the images of five deities viz; Ganesh, Vishnu, Shiva, Goddess and the Sun were kept as the background. Later, four more instruments were added to this set of five instruments and called Naumati Baaja (nine musical instruments).[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "Musical instruments in Panche Baja and Naumati Baja – traditional Nepali music". Nepali Movies, films. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ^ "Naumati Baja". music-instrument-world.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
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