- Arts and Culture
- 24 Jul 2023
Music instrument in Sri Lanka
Best traditional music instrument in Sri Lanka M.B. Dassanayake lists five traditional musical instruments in Sri Lanka: Atata, Vitata, Vitata-taya, Ghana, and sisiraya. In ancient Sri Lanka, 56 instruments were used, including drums, violins, wind instruments, and metal percussion. Today, drums include ''geta-bera', udekki, 'tammattama', 'hewisi', and 'rabana'. Wind instruments include 'horana', naga, sinnan, 'vas-dandu. [...]