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India has many street entertainers. One of them is the man who roams the cities with monkeys on chain showing tricks for children. It is a banned activity now but they still manage to roam the streets, though far less in number than when we were children.
They carry a double-headed drum called damru in Hindi. In Calcutta it is called dug dugi. It's a double headed drum of about 6 inches where the sound is produced by two chords tied to the waist of the drum which is struck on the head of the drum by the player who twists his wrist to do it. I hope it makes some sense to whoever reads it. It has some religious significance in both India and Tibet.
This sound is produced by monkey trick guys to attract pedestrians' attention. I suppose the monkeys are also trained to respond to the sound and show certain tricks. If you are an animal lover it is a pathetic scene. But children seem to derive pleasure out of it.
I recorded this with my Edirol R09HR and its internal mic on Calcutta's Park Street on a Sunday afternoon. Here he is just walking the street and trying to draw attention. If he finds enthusiastic takers he will stop and start showing the trick. This sound is important because this profession is not going to last for a long time.
Type
AIFF (.aiff)
Duration
0:20.724
File size
7.6 MB
Sample rate
96000.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
9 years, 1 month ago
i like the sound too.
10 years, 6 months ago
Thanks for this sound and above all, your background story.