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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Sikkim is very rich in folk musical instruments, but it is

very difficult to trace the first musical instrument of the

state, because all primitive people all over the world

seem to have made music of some sort. the first musical

instrument was a bamboo harp known as Simikla Koom

The folk musical instruments of Sikkim could be classified

into seven groups depending on Sur, Tal, make and ways

of playing by the player on of the instruments as follows:

1. Tala

2. Susira

3. Ghana or Solids

4. Avandya - Instruments of Percussion