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Kamaicha musical instrument is played by which of the following communities?
Kamaicha musical instrument is played by which of the following communities?
Options
- a.
Gotipua
- b.Correct answer
Manganiars
- c.
Nairs
- d.
Nambiars
Explanation
- The Kamaicha is a bowed lute played by the manganiars of west Rajasthan. The whole instrument is one piece of wood, the spherical bowl extending into a neck and fingerboard; the resonator is covered with leather and the upper portion with wood. There are four main strings and a number of subsidiary ones passing over a thin bridge.
- The kamaicha links the sub-continent to Western Asia and Africa, and is considered by some scholars to be the oldest instrument, with the exception of the Ravana Hatta or Ravana Hasta Veena.
- The variety of upright bowed instruments is generally seen in the northern areas of the country.
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