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Santoor

Also known as سنتور · hammered dulcimer

Santoor: photograph by Madan Oak
Photo: Madan Oak, CC BY-SA 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Strike strings with two light mallets on a trapezoid to match falling notes and play scales and folk tunes, with the sound ringing out.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of India.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of South Asia.

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