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The pungi, also known as bīn or Murli, is a musical instrument that originates from the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a reservoir into which air is blown and then channelled into two reed pipes. It is played with no pauses, as the player employs circular breathing. In street performances, the pungi is used for snake charming.[1][2]
The pungi[3][4][5] is a Hindu folk music reed pipe instrument[6] that is mostly played by cobra charmers[7] in Sindh and Rajasthan.[8] The instrument is made from a dry hollowed gourd with two bamboo attachments.[9] It is also a double-reed instrument.[10] The pungi is played by Jogi in the Thar desert.[11]
It is in particular played by snake charmers, mostly in the Terai and Nepal, to arouse snakes to dance.[12]
The instrument has a high, thin tone and continuous low humming.[13]
It has been an important instrument in Indian folk culture and is known by various names in different parts of India. In northern India, it is known as the been, tumbi, and bansi; in the southern India, it is known as the magudi, mahudi, pungi, and pambaattikulhal.[14]
The pungi is constructed from a solid coconut cover, to which pieces of bamboo are joined, and has two components: a hollow vessel constructed from a gourd, and two pipes, each with a free-beating single reed (jivala).
The player blows air through the top tube-like portion of the instrument. One pipe makes drone-like sounds. and the other produces the melody. The pipe that produces the melody has seven holes and a range of one octave. The drone pipe only has one hole. Traditionally, both sounds are played simultaneously using circular breathing to create a hypnotic effect.
The pungi is usually played solo, as it is difficult to play it with other instruments.[15]
The instrument was often used to entertain the public with snake charming. However, this practice was eventually banned throughout the country in 1991, under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.[citation needed]
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The pungi, also known as bīn or Murli, is a musical instrument that originates from the Indian subcontinent. The instrument consists of a reservoir into which air is blown and then channelled into two reed pipes. It is played with no pauses, as the player employs circular breathing. In street performances, the pungi is used for snake charming.
Pungi is a program for making spins of Fedora (Linux distribution), from the release 7 upwards. Pungi is mainly a distribution compose tool. Pungi consists of multiple separate executables backed by a common library.
Pyaar ki Pungi is a Hindi song sung by Mika Singh from the 2012 Hindi film Agent Vinod. It features Saif Ali Khan and Mallika Haydon. The song is composed by music director Pritam, while the lyrics are penned by lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya. The moves are choreographed by Khan himself. Wall Street Journal reported that the song had been topping the music charts in India in March 2012. India Today reported the song as viral hit while NDTV reported it as a superhit. On 14 March 2012, Hindustan Times reported that the song was "trending like hot cakes online" and was en route to the top of all the charts. The success of the song was credited by HT to its "comic cheeky and catchy tone".
Pungi Daasa is a 2014 Indian Kannada comedy drama directed by M. S. Sreenath and starring Komal Kumar and Asma. It is a comedy about how the Pungi Daasa tries to recover the money his grandfather had lent to various people after his grandfather goes into a coma.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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