Binayo And Murchunga : Lost With The Generation

Binayo & Murchunga

Binayo And Murchunga :What is the function of the instrument? Almost everyone’s answer may be the same, the job of the instrument is to entertain. The melody of the instrument used in songs from festivals and ceremonies entertains our hearts. But what you don’t know is that there is an amazing instrument that is used to impress  a girl.

Such an instrument is the original instrument of our country and not of any other country, which you will find in the Lokbaja Museum in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu. Murchunga is the name of the folklorist who impress  a girls. This instrument is an ancient instrument of Vishwakarmas.

When our ancestors made iron forks, they made karuwa. Made tools. This time this instrument has also been made. ‘This instrument looks like a trident when held upright. In other words, it looks like a Shivalinga.The first and only folk baja museum in Nepal is the ‘Rashtriya Lok Baja Sangrahalaya’ which is now in Tripureswar.

Binayo & Murchunga -Notes Nepal
Binayo & Murchunga

Its patron is Ram Prasad Kandel. The museum was established on his own initiative. By doing one or two, he has now collected 655 types of instruments in the museum. These instruments have their own historical, religious, ethnic and other significance. Some of the instruments kept in the museum have been used in the war, some will be used and some carry the importance of religious worship.

Some of the instruments in the museum are also used by boys to impress girls or even to impress young people.

This is the instrument of Vishwakarmas. This instrument is also a very ancient instrument. When our ancestors made iron forks, they made karuwa. Made tools. This time this instrument is also made.

It looks like a sack that encloses with a drawstring. In other words, it looks like a Shivalinga. Looking back, it looks like the letter Om.

But it’s just the same. It used to be made of iron. Copper and gold are also being made now.

It is a musical instrument that can be played without fear, fun and ease when walking alone. There are different melodies of this instrument when going up and down, when going down, when sitting on the chautari, when the girl is lying. Many words and phrases come out of it. It’s a fun kind of instrument. Such instruments are found in many countries of the world.

Vinayo & Murchunga: lost with the generation
Binayo & Murchunga -Notes Nepal
Binayo & Murchunga
In previous generations, in the hilly districts of the Far East, the villagers used to go to the village herdsmen and play the murchunga. For today’s new generations, it has become like the story of Ekadesh. These are the original instruments and tunes that represent the Nepali instruments. The instruments of those ethnic fundamental identities have now become new.
Melapat, grass, firewood, old and young, young and old used to play, Binayo & Murchunga. Kumari Aangdembe, who was found in Bagh Bazaar, understands that the elders who used to make and play Vinayo and Murchunga are disappearing. Along with the development of technology, its originality has also been trapped.

When our ancestors made iron forks, they made karuwa. Made tools. This time this instrument has also been made. ‘This instrument looks like a trident when held upright. In other words, it looks like a Shivalinga.The first and only folk baja museum in Nepal is the ‘Rashtriya Lok Baja Sangrahalaya’ which is now in Tripureswar.

Its patron is Ram Prasad Kandel. The museum was established on his own initiative. By doing one or two, he has now collected 655 types of instruments in the museum.These instruments have their own historical, religious, ethnic and other significance. Some of the instruments kept in the museum have been used in the war, some will be used and some carry the importance of religious worship.

Some of the instruments in the museum are also used by boys to impress girls or even to impress young people.

Today’s generation does not know what Vinayo is and what Murchunga is. With the advent of modern means of entertainment, the present generation has lost the old culture and instruments. “Sometimes when I watch on YouTube, I see foreigners playing Vinayo Murchunga. Our Nepalis play it.
Probably, the originality is disappearing now as the people are celebrating their traditions and culture with showy mercury. In the past, every woman and man used to hang out in a roundabout. One of the means to enjoy dancing and singing was Binayo & Murchunga. Generational transformation, this instrument is disappearing in the village today.
In particular, Malingo bamboo is made with hard and sharp curves, while Binayo is made with hard work, while Murchunga is made in Aran. As in the past, there are hardly any pioneers today who can carve out a vinyl and make a rust out of iron. Even old people who lost their temper decades ago have lost their eyesight, she said. There was a competition to play well in some festivals and fairs.
At that time, there was a means of exchanging love through the melody of Binayo & Murchunga and there was also a practice of giving Vinayo, Murchunga as a sign exchange. These instruments and their importance are disappearing now that the tradition has disappeared.
Binayo & Murchunga, which have to play  with their mouths and teeth, of course, feel that Binayo & Murchunga has stopped ringing in the village and Melapat after the elders lost their teeth. Ancestor’s ship Babu, the ship of art made from baje has been passed down from generation to generation and Murchunga has disappeared. Nowadays, when you see such instruments, you have to raise a question mark.
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