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Popular Folk Musical Instruments
An Assamese Folk Festival Instruments
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Folk Musical Instruments
There are five major musical instruments used to compose tunes of Bihu Geet, namely
• Pepa
• Gogona
• Sutuli
• Dhol
• Bihu Taal
Many of these folk instruments of the region draw inspiration from nature.
For example, The instruments Gogona and Hutuli emulate the voice of a frog and kuli a bird.
The Folk instruments of the region mainly draw all their resources from nature and are homemade. Dijen Gogoi, a folk exponent explains the process of preparation and the significance of the five major instruments used to compose tunes of Bihu geet.
