MALUNGA

The '''malunga''' is a single-stringed musical bow played by the Siddi of India, who are the descendants of East African immigrants. It produces two tones, an octave apart, and the knuckle of the hand supporting the instrument may also presses against the string to vary the pitch. It is struck with a stick and, as with the ''berimbau'' of Brazil, the hand holding the stick also holds a rattle (in the case of the ''malunga'' the rattle, called ''mai misra'', is made from a coconut shell. The ''malunga'' has a gourd resonator which amplifies the instrument's sound.

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See also

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★ ''Malunga'' film

Listening

★ Audio sample

See also

★ Siddi

★ Musical bow

★ Berimbau