What is Pungi? Thank you in advance. :)

[ArooArooAroo]

What is Pungi?  Thank you in advance.   :matte-motes-bashful-cute-2:

[Ariel Vuissent]

In what context? Hard to say without knowing that.

 

[Rolig Loon]

Wikipedia is your friend:

The pungi, also called the been, or bin is a wind instrument played by snake charmers in India and Pakistan. The instrument consists of a mouth-blown air reservoir made from a gourd, which channels air into two reedpipes. The pungi is played with no pauses, with the player employing circular breathing. The pungi originated in India and is still played by snake charmers in street performances.  The pungi was originally developed as an Indian folk music instrument, and is still important for religious purposes and music in India. The pungi was popular in the Badagutittū about fifty years ago. However, prior to this it derived from Indian folk music and was used for religious purposes for snake charming.

The pungi is traditionally made from a dried bottle gourd. Often, the neck of the gourd is carved for aesthetic reasons. On the other end, two reed or bamboo pipes are connected. These are known as the jivala. One of the pipes has seven holes and plays the melody; the other pipe is for drone. The jivala is fitted to the gourd with beeswax, which can be adjusted for pitch modification. Indian musical practices often coincide with religious ideals. An example would be the comprehensive practice of mantra incantation, which, can be defined syllables (with or without meaning) used to create prayer to a supernatural force or deity. The pungi is believed to be one of the many avenues in which one can communicate with the gods through devotional genres.

 

[valerie Inshan]

Rolig, i think you'll stop amazing me when I'm dead.....

[Rolig Loon]

LOL .... I'm not going to take credit for something I just cut & pasted from Wikipedia. The OP could have done that himself.

[Lindal Kidd]

There are also "pungi sticks"...a crude booby trap used by the Viet Cong.  Pungi sticks are sharpened sticks stuck in the ground where enemy soldiers may step on them.  They are usually poisoned, by dipping them in excrement or other means.

[mikka Luik]

And its also the name of a tool connected to the Fedora Linux distros =^^= Learn something new every day..

[KarenMichelle Lane]

I belly dance to this instrument too!

[Rolig Loon]

Or, you could be asking about Pungi cords, used for jumping off pridges and tall puildings.  :smileylol:

[Rolig Loon]

They don't call you "Snake Hips" for nothing, eh?

[KarenMichelle Lane]

Ohh Crazy People rubber bands - Yeeeehaaaaaaaa

[KarenMichelle Lane]

Ewwwwwwwww.

[Lindal Kidd]

That one is "bungee" cords...

[Rolig Loon]

Well yeah, but maybe not if you were dyslexic and in Punjab. Could happen......