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As for wind instruments, bamboo flutes and wooden flutes
are very commonly used by tribal and hill people. Accompaniment
on flute to songs was a rare practice. It has now been taken
up as a major instrument for accompaniment with folk songs
produced by experts as a piece of finished music. Spectacular
dance with music of Santals on flute and accompaniment to
songs was perhaps a later feature. Various types of Madal,
the percussion instrument used by Santals and other tribes,
have also been in use in some folk songs of West Bengal.
The influences of raga music from a distance had helped people
ultimately to choose Sarinda, flutes, Dotara, Tabla and Banya
for accompaniment. The atmosphere of folk music is primarily
produced by the various rhythmic expressions of particular
type. So far as the rhythm patterns are concerned, Khemta,
Dadra, Dothuki, Karfa, Thumri (rural type) and Lofa with different
types of swings constitute the most popular form of Tal. There
are also combinations of bars composed of 5 and 7 beats (Jhamp
tal and Jat) as used in keertan.
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