Pungi fifty years ago. However, prior to this it derived from Indian folk music and was used for religious purposes for snake charming. The pungi is traditionally made from a dried bottle gourd. Often, the neck of the gourd is carved for aesthetic reasons. On the other end, two (sometimes one or three) reed or bamboo pipes are connected. These are known as the "jivala". One of the pipes has 5 - 9 holes and plays the melody; the other pipe is for drone. The jivala is fitted to the gourd with beeswax, which can be adjusted for pitch modification. The
Mizmar (instrument) Mizmar (instrument) In Arabic music, a mizmār (; plural مَزَامِير mazāmīr) is any single or double reed wind instrument. In Egypt, the term "mizmar" usually refers to the conical shawm that is called "zurna" in Turkey. "Mizmar" is also a term used for a group of musicians, usually a duo or trio, that play a "mizmar" instrument along with an accompaniment of one or two double-sided bass drums, known in Arabic as "tabl baladi" or simply "tabl." Mizmars are usually played in Egypt at either weddings or as an accompaniment to belly dancers. In Lebanon, the Palestinian Territories, and Syria,