Chitral's musical instruments dying out fast
[caption id="attachment_6404" align="alignleft" width="300"] Artists sing an old Khowar song at a wedding ceremony in Dizg, Yarkhun.–ChitralToday file photo.[/caption] Rahim Khan of Mulkhow valley told this correspondent that Chitrali sitar, gharba, chhang, jighikin, ormachi, daf and flute were the traditional instruments of Chitral but youths had little or no knowledge of them. He said in the past, every youngster had an instrument in hand after the spring season set in, but these days, the cellphone had taken the place of the instrument. Mr Rahim said Chitrali sitar was the only musical instrument, which continued to be used by the locals, but the number of such people was rapidly decreasing.
Unfortunately, drums (jirken) and dustbins have taken the place of traditional instruments!! Now-a-days, in most of the musical programmes, people use petrol drums (jirken), dustbins etc.