Dhaa
# Dhaa

Music for Ganesha, a 20th century painting by Charles Freegrove Winzer, depicting local men singing religious song :

Music of Nepal :

General topics :

Dhimay

Bhusyah

Madal

Sarangi

Damphu

Dholak

Chyabrung

Bansuri :

Genres :

Dapa

Dohori

Selo

Bhajan

Rodhi

Adhunik Geet

Nepali Rock

Nepali Hip hop :

Specific forms :

Tamang Music

Newa music

Gurung music

Khas

Maithili music

Sunuwar music

Magar music

Bhojpuri music

Sherpa music

Thakali music

Chepang music

Rai music

Tibetan music

Lepcha music

Limbu music

Kusunda music :

Media and performance :

Nationalistic and patriotic songs :

vte :

The Dhaa (or Dhah) is a two-headed drum, "slightly smaller than the Dhimay." It belong to the membranophone group of Newar traditional musical instruments. It is a kind of drum specially played during the month of Gunlaa, the ninth month of Newar calendar. Dhaa is also known as "Gunlaa Baajan".

It is made of a hollow wooden trunk covered at both sides with animal skin. The left side is covered with a thicker skin producing flat sound whereas the right side is covered with thinner skin producing sharper sound.

The Dhaa is played by a group of even number of people standing. The instrument is suspended with a belt over the right shoulder. Dhaa is always accompanied with Taa and Bhushyaa along with the tunes from some aerophones.

