Pungi
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he Pungi is a type of folk clarinet with two pipes. Pungi melodies have no pauses in them to allow the player to breathe, so pungi players use a technique called circular breathing. This means they breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth at the same time.
| Family |
| Woodwinds |
| Pitch range |
| About one-and-a-half octaves. |
| Material |
| Tuyau en bois ou en bambou, réservoir en bois ou en courge. |
| Size |
| About 16 in (40 cm) long. |
| Origins |
| The pungi is a popular instrument in the Indian subcontinent, where it is commonly idenlifted with snake charmers. The instrument may have originated in the Middle East, and been carried to India by wandering musicians. |
| Classification |
| Aerophone: an instrument that produces its sound by the vibration of a column of air. |
| And also... |
| In the languages of modem India, the name "pungi" simply means "tube" or "pipe." |
