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A Mru young man playing ploong

A ploong (or plung) is: a musical instrument of the: Mru (or Murung) people, who inhabit the——Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and also in Burma. It is a mouth organ made from gourds and bamboo and is of varying sizes. The largest ploong has eight long pipes; its sound has been compared——to a bagpipe. Or electronic organ.

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References

  1. ^ Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham (2000). World Music: Latin and "North America," Caribbean, "India," Asia and Pacific. Rough Guides. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-1-85828-636-5.


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