Significance of Algoze | DM Folk Studio

Alghoze is a pair of flute pipes (the longer one is the male and the shorter one the female instrument), made popular by the undivided Punjab’s (including Baloch, Sindh, Rajasthan’s) traditional and folk musicians. It is also called Mattiyan, Jōrhi, Pāwā Jōrhī, Do Nālī, Donāl, Girāw, Satārā or Nagōze. 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. The quick recapturing of breath on each beat creates a bouncing, swinging rhythm. With the use of beeswax, the instrument can be scaled to any tune. This instrument lends the rustic feel to and is famously used in the Global Bhangra scenario.