Snake Charmer (other)
Snake charmer or snake charming most commonly refers to the Indian practice of "hypnotizing" snakes. Snake charmer may also refer to: Music *Snake charmer song, also known as "The Streets of Cairo", or "The Poor Little Country Maid" *"Snake charmer" (song) by Teddy Powell (composer) and Leonard Whitcup (lyricist), published 1937 *Snakecharmer (album), ''Snakecharmer'' (album), by Sort Sol *Snake Charmer (EP), ''Snake Charmer'' (EP), an EP by Jah Wobble, The Edge and Holger Czukay *Snake Charmer (Rainbow song), "Snake Charmer" (Rainbow song), by Rainbow on their 1975 album ''Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow'' *Snake Charmer (song), "Snake Charmer" (song), by Panjabi MC *"Snakecharmer", a song by the band Rage Against The Machine from the album ''Evil Empire (album), Evil Empire'' *Snakecharmer, a band and their eponymous debut album headed by Micky_Moody#2010s, Micky Moody Arts *The Snake Charmer, an oil-on-canvas Orientalist painting by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme produced aroun ...
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Snake Charming
Snake charming is the practice of appearing to hypnotize a snake (often a cobra) by playing and waving around an instrument called a pungi. A typical performance may also include handling the snakes or performing other seemingly dangerous acts, as well as other street performance staples, like juggling and sleight of hand. The practice was historically the profession of some tribesmen in India well into the 20th century but snake charming declined rapidly after the government banned the practice in 1972. Snake-charmer performances still happen in other Asian nations such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia. The tradition is also practiced in North African countries of Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. Ancient Egypt was home to one form of snake charming, though the practice as it exists today likely arose in India. It eventually spread throughout Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Despite a sort of golden age in the 20th century, snake ...
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