Indian Flute: Bansuri

The bansuri is a flute used in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. It is  a single length of bamboo with six or seven open finger holes that is 14 inches long.

The wikipedia states that ” the word comes from the Sanskrit bansuri bans [bamboo] + Swar [notes]“.

Two kinds of bansuri are widely known and used in India. The first is the cross, and  the second type is the fipple which is usually played in folk music and isimilar to a whistle when held and played.

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