Lingm

The lingm (Dzongkha: གླིངམ་; Wylie: glingm)[1] is a type of flute indigenous to Bhutan.[2] The lingm, the dramyen (lute) and the chiwang (fiddle) comprise the basic instrumental inventory for traditional Bhutanese folk music.[1]

There are two varieties of lingm: the dong lingm (གདོང་གླིངམ་; gdong-glingm), which is front-blown; and the zur lingm (ཟུར་གླིངམ་; zur-glingm), which is side-blown.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Kinga, Sonam (2003). "The Attributes and Values of Folk and Popular Songs" (PDF). Journal of Bhutan Studies 3 (1): 132–170. http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/jbs/JBS_03_01_05.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-30. 
  2. ^ Dorji, C. T (1994). History of Bhutan Based on Buddhism. Sangay Xam; Prominent Publishers. p. 15. ISBN 8186239014. http://books.google.com/books?id=yA9uAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 2011-10-30.