The sipsi (pronounced [sipˈsi]) is a clarinet-like, single-reed instrument used mainly in folk music and native to the Aegean region of Turkey. The name sipsi may be onomatopoeic, meaning it might sound like the instrument’s noise. The sipsi can be made of bone, wood, or reed, though the reed version is most common.
The kāwālā (Arabic: كاوالا or كولة; also called salamiya, سلامية) is an end-blown cane flute used in Arabic music. It is similar to the ney but has six fingerholes, while the ney has seven (including one in the back). The kāwālā comes in up to nine different sizes, depending on the maqam.
The ney ( /n eɪ/ NAY; Persian: نی) is an end-blown flute that is important in traditional Kurdish, Persian, Turkish, Jewish, Arab, and Egyptian music. In some of these traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The ney has been played for more than 4,500 years, beginning in ancient Egypt, making it one of the oldest musical instruments still used today.
Machig Labdrön (Tibetan: མ་གཅིག་ལབ་སྒྲོན་, Wylie: ma gcig lab sgron), also known as Ahdrön Chödron (Tibetan: ཨ་སྒྲོན་ཆོས་སྒྲོན་, Wylie: A sgron Chos sgron), was a Tibetan Buddhist nun who lived from 1055 to 1149. She is believed to be a reincarnation of Yeshe Tsogyal, a famous spiritual figure. Machig Labdrön is known for creating the Chöd (Tibetan: གཅོད་, Wylie: gcod) practice, a key part of the Vajrayana tradition in Tibetan Buddhism.
The rolmo is a flat, round cymbal used by Tibetan monks during Buddhist ceremonies. It has a large, raised center and is hit from the side, unlike the Silnyen cymbal.
Dungkar Lozang Trinlé (Tibetan: Dung-dkar blo-bzang ‘phrin-las, sometimes spelled Dungkar Lobsang Trinlay, 1927–21 July 1997) was one of the most important Tibetan historians of the 20th century. He was born in the southeastern district of Kongpo. At age four, he was recognized as the eighth reincarnation of Dungdkar Rinpoche, the spiritual leader of Dungdkar Monastery.
The gyaling (Tibetan: རྒྱ་གླིང་།, Wylie: rgya gling, English: also spelled gya ling, gya-ling, jahlin, jah-lin, jahling, jah-ling, rgya-gling, etc.), which means “Indian trumpet,” is a traditional woodwind instrument from Tibet. It is similar to the Chinese double reed Suona horn, which is also like the Iranian sorna. The gyaling is mainly used in Tibetan monasteries during puja, which are religious ceremonies that include chanting and prayer.
The Tibetan horn, also called dungchen (Tibetan: དུང་ཆེན།, literally “big conch”), is a long trumpet or horn used during religious ceremonies in Tibetan and Mongolian Buddhist traditions. It is the most commonly used instrument in Tibetan Buddhist culture. The horn is often played together in groups, and its sound is compared to the singing of elephants.
Kangling (Tibetan: རྐང་གླིང་།, Wylie: rkang-gling) is the Tibetan name for a trumpet or horn. It is made from a human tibia or femur and is used in Tibetan Buddhism for various chöd rituals and funerals performed by a chöpa. The leg bone of a deceased person is used.
Tingsha, also called ting-sha (Tibetan: ཏིང་ཤགས་, Wylie: ting-shags), are small cymbals used in prayer and rituals by Tibetan Buddhist practitioners. Two cymbals are connected by a leather strap or chain. People strike the cymbals together, which creates a clear, high-pitched sound.