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Bīn bājā (gender unknown)

original: ? (Pakistani)

?

Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 1 stock (single chanter + drone) / no additional drones

Identical types: 7

Mainly played in the north, together with a shahnāī, at wedding parties, and to accompany group dances of the Pathan people of the Punjab (MGG: Frontier Province).

Mashak, Mashq


Sources

MGG: Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart (Kassel, Bärenreiter, 1949–1968, supplemented 1973-1986) / 2nd ed. 1994-2007, supplemented 2008.

Airs du temps: cornemuses du monde, musiques des régions. Ploezal, 1996, p.10 (Bin baja).