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	Chimta
		Chimta means "tongs"; this instrument consists of an iron strip, usually about 122 cm long bent double with an iron ring set at the bend.
		Chimtas with big discs are used at rural festivities while the ones with small discs are used to accompany bhangra dancers and hymn-singers.
		The arms of the chimta may be engraved with geometrical designs or inlaid with brass or copper.
	www.punjabilok.com /music/chimta.htm (0 words)

	Chimta - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A chimta (Urdu/Punjabi: چمٹا) is a traditional percussion instrument of South Asia.
		The chimta consists of a long folded steel strip, often with 7 pairs of small metal jingles.
		Chimtas with large discs are used at rural festivals while ones with smaller discs are often used as an accompaniment to bhangra dancers and singers of traditional Indian hymns.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Chimta (95 words)

	Chimta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The chimta is a traditional percussion instrument of India.
		The chimta consists of a long folded steel strip, often with 7 pairs of small metal jingles.
		Chimtas with large discs are used at rural festivals while ones with smaller discs are often used as an accompaniment to bhangra dancers and singers of traditional Indian hymns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chimta (96 words)

	Indian Instruments, folk music India
		Chimta - The name is taken from the household tongs and the instrument itself is a long iron strip bent double and small metal discs attached to its length.
		Most often the chimta accompanies the Bhanra dance.
		Nakkara - a large one sided drum made of metal, the Nakkara is traditionally a war drum, used to herald the arrival of kings.
	www.beatofindia.com /mainpages/instruments.htm (1515 words)

	Folk Dances of Haryana - Khoria, Dhamal, Ghumar, Saang, Loor
		The dance is accompanied by musical instruments like 'Deru', 'Thali' and 'Chimta'.
		They dance to the beats of 'Manjiras', 'Chimta' and 'Nagadas'.
		Mostly performed while harvesting crops, this dance is based on songs having four lines or tetrameter hence called 'Chaupaiya'.
	www.haryana-online.com /Culture/folk_dances.htm (0 words)

	Chimta in India
		Chimta is a folk instrument of Punjab, used during the traditional dances and festivals.
		The word ‘chimta’ literally means ‘tongs’ referring to its structure.
		This instrument is made up of an iron strip, about 122 cm in length, bent in the middle to make the ends join.
	www.india9.com /i9show/52557.htm (108 words)

	Chimta - Harmony, Spirituality, Peace - Metal percussion instrument (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In honor of the late Alam Lohar, Chimta™ is the modern adaptation of a traditional music instrument.
		The Chimta™ is made of 14 gauge hot-rolled American steel, is approximately 30" long and weighs less and 2 lbs.
		Chimta™ is available for group purchase for Chimta™ recitals and Chimta™ circles.
	beachreader.com /chimta.htm (93 words)

	bhangra@Everything2.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The width of a dhol skin is about fifteen inches in general, and the dhol player holds his instrument with a strap around his neck.
		The sarangi is a multi-stringed instrument, somewhat similar to the violin.
		The sapera produces a beautiful, high-pitched stringy beat, while the supp and chimta add extra, light sound to Bhangra music.
	www.everything2.com /?node=bhangra&type=e2node&type=superdoc&searchy=search (1445 words)

	Musical Instruments of Pakistan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The chimta is another percussion instrument commonly used in the popular Punjabi form of music called bhangra.
		This is an instrument made of two long flat pieces of metal, typically iron, with pointed ends on one side and a ring on the other end.
		The Kartal are a percussion instrument similar to the chimta in effect, if not design They are simply a pair of wooden blocks or frames that have been outfitted with small metal pieces or bells.
	www.pakistanstudies-aips.org /en/mi.htm (2455 words)

	E1H5.1
		The chimta gradually passed from one hand to another while Hamid was allowed to handle all the toys.
		Hamid bought a chimta for his grandmother because she burnt her fingers while making rotte everyday.
		She thought that the chimta was not useful and he should have spent on having some fun.
	www.nos.org /ENGlish10/e1h5.1.htm (3207 words)

	:: LIVEVISION :: - Entertainment
		The clothes shine brighter: their texture is silkier; the Chimta is more vocal; the face younger but it all radiates shades of an earlier lineage.
		The powerful combination of his Chimta and the allure of a resounding voice have a place of their own in the world.
		The shimmer of his embroidered Kurta, the giddy prancing of his feet to the Taal of the Chimta, the throaty voice that rides on the crest of waves, is a joy to watch.
	www.livevisionusa.com /ariflohar.htm (973 words)

	The Mystic
		Sitting on a huge boulder next to the tree, he does not seem to have a care in the world.
		One of his arms rest on the yoga danda' and in the other hand he holds a chimta'.
		He sports a red dot on the forehead, which in the Indian tradition is supposed to repel evil.
	www.exoticindiaart.com /product/HC18 (237 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Lead Article
		It is a touching tale of a child from a poor family who buys a chimta for his grandma, while other kids opt for the usual clay toys sold outside the Idgah.
		It is a brilliant exposition of child psychology that made an ordinary chimta into an object of desire for every child.
		The boy who created the market for the chimta and the one who turned the task of painting the fence into a privilege would have made ideal event managers.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20030706/spectrum/main1.htm (1525 words)

	Punjab Online: Discussions: Bhangra (Site not responding. Last check: )
		You guys also need chimta and algoze but great job keep it up.
		You guys also need chimta and algoze but overall i think u guys did and awsome job and shouldve placed second.
		And i wwas just wondering i heard that SVSG had a 13 year old dholi is that true?.
	www.punjabonline.com /servlet/community.discussions?Action=doDisplayTopic&Expand=-2&Tier=0&Param=57479&Category=1&New=t (230 words)

	Musical Instruments :: Solids,Discover Indians,Ghana vadya, ganaka, tala, danda, jaltarang, kastha tarang, kolu, ...
		Strangely, a very similar instrument is known in China where it is called the yun lo.
		The chimta seen in various parts of north India is a jingle johnny with small platelets.
		(Chimta literally means a pair of tongs.) The instrument is shaken or beaten against the palm rhythmically in accompaniment to bhajans, folk songs and dances.
	www.4to40.com /discoverindia/index.asp?article=discoverindia_solids (4268 words)

	OPF (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The chimta is a pair of fire-tongs still used in Pakistani homes.
		The chimta used by performers is approximately one metre long.
		It is played by hitting the tongs against each other and slapping a large iron ring at the bottom against the tongs.
	www.opf.org.pk /almanac/M/music.htm (10304 words)

	Swar Systems Volume North 1
		This instrument combines 3 Tabla dayans (right drum) that can be tuned at different pitches to achieve a melodic effect in accompaniment.
		Chimta is a long instrument featuring 2 metal spades covered with small bells that are tied together at one end along with a metal ring.
		Wooden sticks carved and filled with one or more rows of bells.
	www.swarsystems.com /Instruments/VolN2.htm (466 words)

	PUNJABI TROUPE WINS WORLD BHANGRA TITLE IN CHICAGO
		They also danced at the Eurovision Song Contest and the G8 Summit hosted by Birmingham in 1998 and have made countless TV appearances.
		Seven dancers took part in the Chicago final, along with two dhol (drum) players, a flute player and a chimta (tambourine) player.
		The front room of Mall's home is packed with trophies and he has platinum and gold discs for his production of bhangra music.
	www.usenet.com /newsgroups/rec.music.indian.misc/msg03168.html (376 words)

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		While the two parts are struck with each other for producing tinkling sounds.
		Chimta has become popular in professional singing and devotional music in temples.
		Dhol is the most favourite folk instrument of Punjab.
	members.lycos.co.uk /heritage_of_punjab/html/music.html (440 words)

	INDIA ABUNDANCE : Buy Chimta :: Buy Indian Chimta
		Chimta large size, special quality, Metal nickeled with brass jingles.
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	www.indiaabundance.com /frontend/products/Buy_Indian_Chimta__chim95.asp (0 words)

	Gurbani Raags :Musical Instruments : SearchGurbani.com
		These are idiophones of self-sounding instruments which combine the properties of vibrator and resonator.
		Some of them are struck together as cymbals, clappers and khartal, while some are struck singly as bells, gong, chimta (a pair of tongs) and jaltarang (cups of water producing different notes).
		These instruments are made of wood or metal or both.
	www.searchgurbani.com /raags/muscinstr.php (0 words)

	Tehelka - The People's Paper (Site not responding. Last check: )
		‘Then he hit me with a red-hot chimta.
		Payal is nine years old and is being sexually abused by her employer’s brother.
		Then he lashed me with a red-hot chimta.
	www.tehelka.com /story_main19.asp?filename=hub093006screaming_in.asp (1111 words)

	A Pakistani Forum : Online Discussion Community > Arif Lohar With Mukhtar Sahota
		Btw this is not the first album of Arif Lohar (well it is far from it) and he has been a mainstream artist for a really long period of time, I think he has sold more albums than Abrar, Jawad and Ali Zafar combined.
		Dec 13 2006, 02:22 AM ok this is the last time i am editing this thread..
		Dec 13 2006, 05:01 PM the Jugni vid and song just annoys me, and what is he all about, what's he dressed as, like a jack russell in a hoodie with a chimta :-
	www.muziqpakistan.com /board/lofiversion/index.php/t69953.html (2356 words)

	The master storyteller - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A six-year-old, motherless child goes to a fair alongwith another boy.
		He buys a chimta (tongs) for his grandmother so that she may not burn her hands while cooking.
		The child had remained hungry all day to buy the chimta.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/jul302006/sundayherald1623302006730.asp (670 words)

	leonardcohenforum.com :: View topic - Malkit Singh (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bhangra has developed from a variety of popular music while rooted from the regions traditions and has a strong youth following around the world.
		Bhangra is a fusion of music, singing and the beat of the dhol drum, a single stringed instrument called the iktar (ektara), the tumbi and an instrument reminiscent of an enlarged pair of tongs called chimta.
		The accompanying songs are small couplets written in the Punjabi language called bolis.
	www.leonardcohenfiles.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=7986&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight= (523 words)

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