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Lingm
Traditional Bhutanese flute instrument From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The lingm (Dzongkha: གླིངམ་, Wylie: glingm)[1] is a bamboo flute indigenous to Bhutan.[2] The lingm, the dramyin (lute) and the chiwang (fiddle) comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music.[1]
Monks playing lingm at Lhuentse Dzong
There are two varieties of lingm: the dong lingm (གདོང་གླིངམ་ Wylie: gdong-glingm), which is front-blown; and the zur lingm (ཟུར་གླིངམ་, Wylie: zur-glingm), which is side-blown.[1]
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