Ploong

A Mru young man playing a ploong

A ploong (or plung) is a musical instrument of the Mru (or Murung) people, who inhabit the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and also in Burma. It is a mouth organ made from gourds and bamboo and is of varying sizes.[1] The largest ploong has eight long pipes; its sound has been compared to a bagpipe or electronic organ.

See also

  • Mru people
  • Khaen

References

  1. ^ Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Rough Guides. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-1-85828-636-5.
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String
Plucked
  • Saung
  • byat saung (ဗျပ်စောင်း)
Bowed
  • Tayaw
Struck
  • Mi gyaung (Kyam)
  • Don min
Wind
Flutes
  • Palwe
Oboes
  • Hne
Free-reed pipes
  • Hnyin
Percussion
Drums
  • Pat waing
  • Si
  • Do
  • Bon
  • Byaw
  • Ouzi
  • Oun maung
Xylophones
  • Pattala
Gongs
  • Nayi
  • La gyan hsaing
  • Maung zaing
  • Maung
Others
  • Hsaing waing
  • Chat
  • Wa
  • Khayu thin


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