The fire tongs that became an instrument. Long steel tongs with jingles along their length, struck and shaken to drive Punjabi devotional and folk music, from gurdwara kirtan to bhangra.
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The fire tongs that became an instrument.
A pair of long steel tongs with jingles fixed along their length, struck and shaken to drive Punjabi devotional and folk music. You will hear it through bhangra, through gurdwara kirtan, and behind almost every folk singer in the region.
Is it easy? To make a sound, yes, immediately. To play it well, in time, with the sharp accents the music wants, takes as much practice as any percussion instrument.
What to look for. Weight and the quality of the jingles, which decide how bright and how sustained the sound is. Ours are listed with dimensions on each product page.
Questions we get asked
Is it hard to play?
To make a sound, no, immediately. To play it well within kirtan or bhangra, like any percussion, it takes listening and time.
What is it used for?
Punjabi devotional and folk music. You will hear it through bhangra, in gurdwara kirtan and behind most folk singers in the region.
Does it need tuning?
No. It is steel with jingles fixed along its length. Nothing to tune and nothing to maintain beyond keeping it dry.