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Watch: The unique swinging flute emits music when it is swung in the air

‘There are tigers, cheetahs, and bears in the jungle. But if you were to swing this, they would stay away from you,’ said Maniram Mandawi, 42.

Scroll Staff
Feb 26, 2021 · 02:14 pm

The ingenuity of the indigenous people.

Here's Maniram Mandawi with his signature swinging bamboo flutes. What does it do? How does it work? Got a minute? Have a look. pic.twitter.com/jnonvfS4eX

— People's Archive of Rural India (@PARInetwork) February 26, 2021
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