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{{Short description|Musical anklet tied to the feet of classical Indian dancers}}{{for|the 2019 Hindi-language song|Ghungroo (song)}}(File:Ghungroo.jpg|thumb|A pair of ghungroos)(File:Namrta Rai - Ghungroos.jpg|thumb|Kathak dancer Namrata Rai performing with 400 Ghungroos)A ghungroo (, }}), also known as ghunghroo or ghunghru or ghungur(in Assamese and Bengali) or ghungura (in Odia) or Chilanka or Salangai or Gejje (in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada respectively), is one of many small metallic bells strung together to form ghungroos, a musical anklet tied to the feet of classical Indian dancers.BOOK, W. Hesse, Jr., Rayner, Jewelrymaking Through History: An Encyclopedia, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007,books.google.com/books?id=IVgU0icm948C&dq=Ghungroo&pg=PA8, 978-0-313-33507-5, 8,

Nepal

The anklet or rhythmic instrument (talbaja) is also used by folk-dancers in Nepal, where it is called the chap (चाँप).BOOK, Musical Instruments of Nepal, Kadel, Ram Prasad, Nepali Folk Instrument Museum, Katmandu, Nepal, 2007, 183, 289, 978-9994688302, BOOK, Haamra Lokbaajaaharu (translation with subtitle: Our Musical Instruments, ‘A course book for school children.’), Kadel, Ram Prasad, The [Nepal] Ministry of Education, Curriculum Department of Nepal Government, 2006, Nepali,musicmuseumnepal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/RS344_HAMRA-BAJAHURU-BALBODH-21.pdf, Its Nepalese form consists of 9 to 27 small “curling” bronze bells, sewn onto a cloth about 23 cm long x 7.5 cm wide, tied around the ankle, as ornaments. The Nepalese may choose different chaps, according to the lyrics of the song, choosing ones with smaller or larger arrangements of bells. The bells are called Ghunguru (घुँघुरा).

Ghunghroo vadan

Ghunghroo vadan is a music style evolved by V. Anuradha Singh, an Indian classical kathak exponent. She developed bells as a main musical instrument and performs in many pure music festivals where dance is not allowed. Ghunghroo vadan focuses solely on foot movement as percussive art (100 minutes, non-stop in one place).

See also

• Konguro’o
• Jingle bell

References

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