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Tiwa musical instruments

folk music instruments

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 13, 2025
Entity authorityQ109255398 ↗
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Musical Instruments of the Tiwa tribe add to the rhythm of the festivals of the Tiwa tribe. Traditional musical instruments plays a major role in enrichment of the Tiwa culture. Through Tiwa musical instruments every Tiwa celebrates all the colourful Tiwa festivals or occasion. A list of some of the popular musical instruments of the Tiwa people are given below.

Tongtoróng

It is crafted with wood, lizard skin and Muga strings. It is a 4 string instrument and is played with hands while singing a Panthái líwa song or Panthai rojawa for their soulmates to show their love and attraction to each other.

The term seems similar to the Duitara instrument played in the neighboring states of Meghalaya.

Phêmba

It is crafted with wood, rice paddy stock and bamboo which is locally known as Wathí or Wapháng. The instrument has seven holes and it is an instrument that is joined in four parts. It is usually played every year during Langkhon festival and Muinarî Kanthî misaâwa.

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