Sapp (instrument)

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| name = Sapp or Chhikka

| names = Sap, Supp, Chhikka, Chikka

| image = Sapp (Chhikka)2.jpg

| image_capt = Sapp or Chhikka

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| classification = Percussion instrument

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| articles = Dhol, Kato, Algoza

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Sapp ({{langx|pa|ਸੱਪ}}, also known as Chhikka ({{langx|pa|ਛਿੱਕਾ}})), also spelled as Sap or Supp is a musical instrument native to Punjab.{{cite book |title= Folk Music & Musical Instruments of Punjab, Volume 1|last= Pande|first=Alka|authorlink= |year=2006|publisher=Mapin Publishers Pvt. Ltd. |location= |isbn=|pages= 128|url=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dhaula.in/literature_social.php?id=5|title=ਭੰਗੜੇ 'ਚ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਲੋਕ ਸਾਜ਼|author=ਅਰੁਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਟਿਵਾਣਾ|date=|website=|publisher=www.dhaula.in|accessdate=10 Mar 2012}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} It is used with the folk dances Bhangra and Malwai Giddha.{{Cite web |title=Malwai Giddha Dance - Performed by Old Men of Punjab |url=https://www.discoveredindia.com/punjab/culture-in-punjab/dance/punjabi-folk-dances-for-males/malwai-giddha.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324202355/http://www.discoveredindia.com/punjab/culture-in-punjab/dance/punjabi-folk-dances-for-males/malwai-giddha.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=www.discoveredindia.com}}