Rija Festival Music

3/13/2012

Rija is a term used by the Cham to designate numerous festivals related to agriculture and clans (for instance, Rija Prong, Rija Nagar or Rija Yaup, etc.).

 

Rija festivals provide the perfect opportunity to focus on the traditional music of the Cham. Typical musical instruments include the baranung (one -sided drum), kinang (pair of drums), saranai  (Cham oboe), and kanhi (two-stringed bow instrument with a tortoise shell resonator).

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