Pepa (instrument) Pepa (instrument) The pepa is a hornpipe musical instrument that is used in traditional music in Assam, India. It is usually made with the horn of a buffalo. "Pepa" is a hornpipe which has been used during Bihu celebrations since ancient times. It was mostly blown by the Deori priests in olden times to imitate the music needed to summon Tian gods, much like the Shofar used by Jews. The Tibetans and ancient Chinese also used similar instruments named "Rwa-dun" for religious rituals. Later, it was used as a musical instrument for festive occasions like Bihu. As the buffalo population
Balaban (instrument) Balaban (instrument) Balaban, or balaman () is cylindrical-bore, double-reed wind instrument about long with eight finger holes and one thumb hole. Balaban, one of the ancient wind instruments, is played in all corners of Azerbaijan. This instrument is played in Iranian Azerbaijan and in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The origins of this instrument come from the Armenian duduk. Balaban can be made of mulberry or other harder woods, such as walnut.The bore through the instrument is about in diameter. The double reed is made out of a single tube of cane about six cm long and pressed flat at one