Ploong

A ploong (or plung) is a musical instrument of the Mru (or Murung) people, who inhabit the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh and also in Burma. It is a mouth organ made from gourds and bamboo and is of varying sizes.^[1] The largest ploong has eight long pipes; its sound has been compared to a bagpipe or electronic organ.

A Mru young man playing a ploong

See also

• Mru people
• Khaen

References

1. Simon Broughton; Mark Ellingham (2000). World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Rough Guides. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-1-85828-636-5.