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The word bansuri originates in the bans (बाँस) [bamboo] + sur (सुर) [melody]. [citation needed] A phonetically similar name for the same instrument, in early medieval texts, is the Sanskrit word vaṃśi which is derived from root vaṃśa (Sanskrit: वंश [12]) meaning bamboo. [11]
Murali is also known as bansuri, and Murli is known as Pungi. The bansuri is the Indian flute made of bamboo. The pungi is the instrument that was once used by snake charmers, but still used by musicians today. It is made out of bamboo with a gourd at its top. [15] [16] [17]
Bansuri: wind instrument with an ancient history; Been - two bamboo pipes fixed in a gourd, associated with snake charmers; Iktara - a stringed instrument with one string, made from a piece of bamboo with a gourd at one end. Associated with the Jogis. The iktara's two-stringed relative is the dotara.
Tribal fiddle instruments called "Dhodro Banam" used by Santhal people in Eastern India. Chikara; Dhantara; Dilruba; Ektara violin; Esraj; Kamaicha; Kingri (string instrument)
On a bansuri the top three finger holes are closed to achieve this note. The way the notes are played is also slightly different. Carnatic music emphasizes the "gayaki style" or "the style of imitating the human voice". Hence the usage of gamakas and andolans require a nimble hold and a way to bend the notes smoothly on a Venu.
Murali or Flute :The bansuri is revered as Lord Krishna's divine instrument and is often associated with Krishna's Rasa lila dance. These legends sometimes use alternate names for this wind instrument, such as the murali. However, the instrument is also common among other traditions such as Shaivism.
"Top Ranking Artiste" in Hindustani bansuri, by Akashvani (AIR) 1st Indian to represent bansuri at the World Flute Festival in Mendoza, Argentina [4] [5] National awards for films Beru and Vimukthi; Brand ambassador for AKG microphones; Started toying with a small flute at the age of 3 years; First public performance at the age of 6
Nityanand Haldipur (born 7 May 1948) is a performer and teacher of the Indian bamboo flute, known in India as the bansuri.He is a purist in the true Maihar Gharana tradition and learned from Ma Annapurna Devi, in Mumbai, India. [1]