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Daf
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Daf |
Also called
dafli, daria this instrument
consists of skin stretched over a circular, wooden frame about
15 cm in diameter and about 10 cm wide. It is held in one hand
or in the crook of an arm and tapped with the fingers or
struck with a stick. Popular among bhands and naqqals, its
notes punctuate the recitation of tales such as Raja
Bharatahari and Rani Pyungl and accompany singers at jalsas
and akharas. It may sometimes sport colourful tassels tied
around the rim the dafla is a larger form of the daf.
Source:
santabanta.com
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