Panche Baaja Dance

Panche baaja ("five musical instruments") is a set of five traditional Nepali musical instruments that are played during holy ceremonies like marriages. Panche baajas are usually played by the Damai (Miji) and the Gaine; these are Dalit ("untouchable) castes in Hindu tradition.[1]The first part of the term is also transliterated pance, panchai, or pancai; the latter also as baajaComponents[edit]The panche baja includes the jhyali (cybals), tyamko (small kettledrum) or dholak (drums), damaha (large kettledrum), narsiha (a long S-shaped trumpet), shehnai (a folk oboe), and karnal (a wide-mouthed, straight trumpet with a bell that resembles the datura flower.).Other rendering give the ensemble as: shehnai, jhyali, dholki, tyamko, and damaha.Music is inevitable in Nepali culture. The music starts from birth of a baby to the death of a man. Each cultural custom hasits association with music, song, dance and musical instruments. Musical instruments have different variety and types according to the places, communities, festivals and religions.The music is played from Mountain to Hill and Hill to Madesh. There are hundreds of instruments developed in Nepal. A research found that about 200 original instruments developed in Nepal. 108 types are still in play across the nation.Panchai Baja is one the famous musical instruments in Nepal. Most of the instruments developed in Nepal are still being used by Newar Community.Madal is one of the famous folk musical instruments associated with our culture and lifestyle. It is believed that it was first introduced by the Magar community, it is equally famous and used by almost all of the Nepalese society. MadalThis instrument is made especially with skin stretched over both of the ends of a wooden hollow tube and tightened with leather strings. Madal is drum played by hand beating on both sides. The madal has a strand that goes around the waist of the person playing it to hold it horizontally. Playing technique involves rhythmic struck one either ends (heads) with palm. The heads vibrate to produce sound when struck. It is mostly used in Nepali folk song. No one can still stand when people start, beating madals singing Nepali folk song (Nepali lok geet).