Musical instrument been used to play four notes of a diatonic scale. Researchers estimate the flute's age at between 43,400 and 67,000 years, making it the oldest known musical instrument and the only musical instrument associated with the Neanderthal culture. However, some archaeologists and ethnomusicologists dispute the flute's status as a musical instrument. German archaeologists have found mammoth bone and swan bone flutes dating back to 30,000 to 37,000 years old in the Swabian Alps. The flutes were made in the Upper Paleolithic age, and are more commonly accepted as being the oldest known musical instruments. Archaeological evidence of musical instruments was
Pena (musical instrument) believed that the name of the instrument is a derivation of the ancient Meetei term ,Pena sheijing Pena. The Nagas call the instrument, "Tingtelia". 1".Yaikairol (for peoples to make make up)" 2..Lai-eekouba (By doing this to start Lai-haraoba festivals) 3.Khunung -Eesei (Folk songs ) 4.Luhongba ( Marriage) 5.Wari -Liba ( narrating story by using this mussical instrument) 6.PuYa Paba ( Reading PuYa by using this musical instrument ) The instrument consist of two parts, the main body, "penamasa" or "dhorr" which is similar to that of a violin and the bow, "pena cheijing" or "chorr", which is more resembling an