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Algair Jaw Harp, gold colored

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An Overview of the Twangy Jaw Harp

Angel Romero June 28, 2025 No Comments arpa de boca birimbao brummeisen đàn môi genggong guimbarda guimbarde jaw harp jew’s harp jigatch ooz komuz khomus kouxian marranzanu maultrommel morchang morsing mundharmonika munnharpe murchunga scacciapensieri spassapensieri temir komuz tromp trompa trompa de boca trompa de París trompa gallega trompe de Bearn trompe de laquais trump world music

(headline image: Algair Jaw Harp) Few musical instruments are as small and unassuming yet as globally far-reaching as the jaw harp. Also known as the…

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Sigurd Brokke's muunnharpes - Photo by Lena Knutli. A wooden storage box with 8 munnharpes

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Munnharpe, the Ancient Norwegian Jaw Harp

Angel Romero September 3, 2024 No Comments Anders Røine Ånon Egeland Arnt Magne Haugen Bent Åserud Bernhard Folkestad Etnisk Musikklubb jaw harp Jim Erik Hoem Johansen John Melhus Kenneth Lien munnharpe Norsk munnharpe Norwegian music Sigurd Brokke Svein Westad Thov Wetterhus Tom Willy Rustad Veronika Søum world music

(headline image: Sigurd Brokke’s muunnharpes – Photo by Lena Knutli) The munnharpe, a Norwegian jaw harp, is a metal instrument believed to have originated in…

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Artist Profiles: Sigurd Brokke

Angel Romero April 27, 2017 No Comments munnharpe Norway Norwegian music Sigurd Brokke

Sigurd Brokke was born in 1971 in Hylestad, Valle (Norway). He plays munnharpe (Jew’s harp) in the Setesdal tradition. His technique is frequently very personal,…

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