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Shehnai India Musical Instrument
from: ShalinCraft

List Price: $48.09
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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Address: india
Brand: ShalinCraft
Country: india
Label: ShalinCraft
Manufacturer: ShalinCraft
Publisher: ShalinCraft
Studio: ShalinCraft
Sales Rank: 12299
MPN: xshehnai

Features:
  • Shehnai made of wood
  • Size : Length 19 inches
  • Handmade by wood craftsmen from Patiala in Punjab in North India
  • Shipped in 48 hours from Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi, India

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Product Description:
The shehnai is an aerophonic instrument which is thought to bring good luck, and as a result, is widely used in North India for marriages and processions.

This tube-like instrument gradually widens towards the lower end. It usually has between six and nine holes. It employs two sets of double reeds, making it a quadruple reed woodwind. By controlling the breath, various tunes can be played on it.

Ustad (Master) Bismillah Khan was a well-known shehnai player. Another player of the shehnai is the Ahmadi Black American jazz musician, Yusef Lateef. Dave Mason played shehnai on the Rolling Stones 1968 hit song Street Fighting Man.

The shehnai is thought to originate in the Kashmir Valley, where people use the instrument in band-i-pather. The shehnai was created by improving upon the pungi. There are varying legends of its origin.
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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Shehnai- Indian Clairnet Oboe
Shehnai is considered to be the most auspicious instrument in India and that's why in temples or in weddings this is used as the main musical instrument. It is equivalent to clairnet and has double reed and 8 holes. Made of wood and brass, this instrument produces extremely melodious music.

 


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