title: Dhaa
text: # Dhaa
  
  Music for Ganesha, a 20th century painting by Charles Freegrove Winzer, depicting local men singing religious song :
  
  Music of Nepal :
  
  General topics :
  
  Dhimay
  
  Bhusyah
  
  Madal
  
  Sarangi
  
  Damphu
  
  Dholak
  
  Chyabrung
  
  Bansuri :
  
  Genres :
  
  Dapa
  
  Dohori
  
  Selo
  
  Bhajan
  
  Rodhi
  
  Adhunik Geet
  
  Nepali Rock
  
  Nepali Hip hop :
  
  Specific forms :
  
  Tamang Music
  
  Newa music
  
  Gurung music
  
  Khas
  
  Maithili music
  
  Sunuwar music
  
  Magar music
  
  Bhojpuri music
  
  Sherpa music
  
  Thakali music
  
  Chepang music
  
  Rai music
  
  Tibetan music
  
  Lepcha music
  
  Limbu music
  
  Kusunda music :
  
  Media and performance :
  
  Nationalistic and patriotic songs :
  
  vte :
  
  The Dhaa (or Dhah) is a two-headed drum, "slightly smaller than the Dhimay." It belong to the membranophone group of Newar traditional musical instruments. It is a kind of drum specially played during the month of Gunlaa, the ninth month of Newar calendar. Dhaa is also known as "Gunlaa Baajan".
  
  It is made of a hollow wooden trunk covered at both sides with animal skin. The left side is covered with a thicker skin producing flat sound whereas the right side is covered with thinner skin producing sharper sound.
  
  The Dhaa is played by a group of even number of people standing. The instrument is suspended with a belt over the right shoulder. Dhaa is always accompanied with Taa and Bhushyaa along with the tunes from some aerophones.
  
  