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1. Ghì nằng drum solo

Ghì nằng, a percussion, plays an important role in the set of instrumental music of the Chǎm people. A couple of Ghì nằng leant with each other on the bias always is played by two people and. The Ghì nằng has cylinder-shape with a height from 75 to 80 cm. The drum has two surfaces. The above one is about 23 cm in diameter, clapped by the hand and called “Yang surface”. The below one is about 25 to 28 cm in diameter, played by stick and called “Yin surface”. Two strands in the frame pull round hoop to strain drum’s surface. Usually, there is a difference of the fifth between the pith of the Yang and Yin surfaces after the strain.

Ghì nǎng drum is played in folk religious activities and daily-life artistic activities.
Paghìlòn item is played in the beginning of the festival
Kadit Tajuh Gài item is only played in the contest activities.
Pôk Cơk Pôk Lon is played in daily-life artistic activities.

Chà Và Ga Lung Gài is played in Richà Nư Cành and Richà Haray Festivals and dance for threshing fire by foot.

2. Pô Tang Ahó singing

This is a ceremonial song reciting the story about a Chǎm admiral, Tang Ahó. Pô Tang Ahó item is performed in Rihcà Nưcành Festival to beg to Pô Tang Ahó for saving the villagers. Pô Tang Ahó is used to show off the Chǎm people’s artistic quintessence because it is one of songs full of musical and dancing characteristic.

3. Saranai solo

Saranai is a musical instrument of airophone family, double reed. The body is 20 cm in length, made of wooden or hollow horn. The bell is made of elephant’s ivory or buffalo’s horn or wooden with a height of 11 cm and the diameter of 2 cm. The head of the Saranai is made of tube-shaped curved bronze or silver (one end is attached to the body and the other has the reed made of 4 palm leaves). The Saranai has 7 holes above and 1 hole below). Its tone row is Do - Mi - Fa - Sol - La - Si.

It is played as solo or ensemble together with orchestra in the religious activities and daily-life artistic activities of the Chǎm people. Chek Mư Lek is performed in Richà prông Tâu Ta Thí religious celebration when celebrating to elevate the medium to dancer.

4 and 7. A Tầy Nhu Lơi and Lék tì phí singing

This is lyrical and love songs cycle of the Chǎm people. Boys and girls use music and lyrics to express their sentiment and longing when far away.

5 and 8. Tra Nay Nẹ, Oong Mư tuan, Toc ǎn pǎm, Chây sit chây pram singing

Religious celebration plays an important role in the life of the Chǎm people. Besides ritual and custom, music is always considered the soul of the Celebration. The music of the ritual songs is used as human being’s language to deities. Tra Nay Nẹ, Oong Nư tuan, Toc ǎn pǎm and Chây sit chây pram are songs used in religious celebration.

6. Đam Chuh

This song is performed in the funeral in the last day when relatives come to pray or see off the dead. The sorrow melody for praying of the shaman accompanied by the melodious sound of the Kanhí wind instrument increases mourning. Before and after each praying phrase, the ceremonial orchestra including Kanhí, Saranai, horn, gong and drum plays sorrowful music.

9. Mư Sum Ta Bang

Mư Sum Ta Bang means happiness of reuniting. It includes orchestral ensemble items from religious celebrations such as Richà Nưcành, Richà Haray and Richà Soa. The main instruments used for ensemble are the couple of Ghì nằng drum, Saranai wind instrument and Paranưng drum. In addition, there are Kanhí and percussion such as wooden block mõ, small bell lục lạc and cymbals chập chõa.