Tangmuri: India musical instrument

The tangmuri is a double-reed conical bore wind musical instrument that is used by the Hynniew Trep people of Meghalaya state in the north-eastern part of India.

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The musical instrument is used by musicians playing for traditional dances. The instrument is also used for other traditional rituals like the cremations that are performed according to the indigenous religion of the people, Niam Khasi. The musical instrument delivers a very high pitched sound when it is being performed by the player of the musical instrument.

The tangmuri is made up of a tuned conical bore wooden chanter that is about 20 cm long, having 7 finger holes on the front and a different flared turned 15cm long wooden bell that is fixed to the chanter of the instrument by a push-fit. The double reed of the instrument is tied onto a thin conical bore metal tube that is about 3 cm long, which is coiled with the thread to hold the reed in place in the chanter.