alghoza

{{Short description|Woodwind instrument used in South Asia}}

{{Infobox Instrument

| name = Alghoza

| names = Alghoze, Jōrhi, Pāwā Jōrhī, Do Nālī, Donāl, Girāw, Satārā or Nagōze{{cite web |url=http://www.amc.org.uk/asian-instrument/alghoza |title=Alghoza |publisher=Asian Music Circuit |access-date=7 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227080151/http://amc.org.uk/asian-instrument/alghoza |archive-date=27 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}

| image = Cultural Music.jpg

| caption = Sindhi musician from Sindh seen playing Alghoza

| background = Woodwind

| classification = Woodwind instrument

| developed = around 7500 BC in Mesopotamia{{cite news |last=Chandio|first=Faraz|date=September 2, 2018|title=CULTURE: THE DYING BREATHS OF THE ALGHOZA|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1430327|work=DAWN|location=Islamabad|access-date=June 3, 2021}}

| hornbostel_sachs = 421.112

| musicians =

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Alghoza also called Beenon ({{Langx|sd|{{Naskh|الغوزو}}}}) is a paired woodwind traditional musical instrument of Sindhi culture,{{Cite web |date=2015-04-06 |title=Rich culture: Lok Mela showcases colours of Sindh |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/865616/rich-culture-lok-mela-showcases-colours-of-sindh-islamabad-city |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2016-12-17 |title=Interactive sessions: Sukkur IBA concludes conference with culture night |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1266515/interactive-sessions-sukkur-iba-concludes-conference-culture-night |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}} also used by Kutchi, Saraiki, Punjabi, Rajasthani and baloch folk musicians.{{cite web |url=http://www.amc.org.uk/asian-instrument/alghoza |title=Alghoza |publisher=Asian Music Circuit |access-date=7 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227080151/http://amc.org.uk/asian-instrument/alghoza |archive-date=27 February 2017 |url-status=dead }} It consists of two joined beak flutes, one for melody, the second for drone. The flutes are either tied together or may be held together loosely with the hands. A continuous flow of air is necessary as the player blows into the two flutes simultaneously.Pande, p. 70 The quick recapturing of breath on each beat creates a bouncing, swinging rhythm. The wooden instrument initially comprised two flute pipes of the same length but over time, one of them was shortened for sound purposes. In the world of Alghoza playing, the two flute pipes are a couple — the longer one is the male and the shorter one the female instrument. With the use of beeswax, the instrument can be scaled to any tune.{{cite news |last=Usman |first=Maryam |date=2013-08-26 |title=Instrumental Ecstasy concert: A retreat into the rhythms of Sindhi classical tunes |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/595230/instrumental-ecstasy-concert-a-retreat-into-the-rhythms-of-sindhi-classical-tunes/ |newspaper=The Express Tribune |access-date=2015-12-07}}

File:Toonba and algoza.JPG and Alghoza players in Punjab, India]]