Jodia Pawa is a pair of two flutes or double flutes or double
flutes of the same size and length remains about 20 to 22
inches generally played together keeping both the flute in
the mouth, One is called Nar- the male and the other is called
Madi or Mali – the female.Nar has eiht equi-distant holes
for maintaining a drone or Sur.The
Madi weaves the melody on this base over twelve holes
on top on which fingers move. Of the twelve holes of the Madi,
only the upper six are used functionally to manipulate music
while the lower six are left open and free. There are some
artists of Jodia Pawa in Kutch at this time. Among them Shri
Musa Jat is superior to all
Name
& Address of Performing Folk Musician:-
1) Musa Gulam Jat
Add:- Nana Luna, Post-Hajipir,
Tal.
Bhuj-Kutch.
2) Jakab Hasam Jat
Add:- Jat wandh, Post-Zura,
Tal.
Bhuj-Kutch.
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