The geger is a

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instrument used in the traditional music of

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. It consists in a

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or metal vessel similar to the clay ''nout''. The geger is usually placed on the lap of the performer, or on the floor, with the mouth facing up. The performer uses the fingers, thumbs, palms, or a ring on the fingers or thumbs, to strike its outer surface, to produce different sounds. Different tones can be produced by hitting areas of the vessel as body, neck and mouth, with different parts of the hands.

References

* The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent.(1999). Routledge. {{ISBN, 0824049462

External links

Video - Singer playing geger
Indian musical instruments Idiophones Metal percussion instruments