both song and dance. The folk ballad form is narrated in a lively form, focusing on visual description. Traditionally it is narrated by a lead male as well as supporting musicians and singers. The characters of the Mahabharata are enacted by these performers. The form allows for the episode by episode telling of the epic. The influence of Chhattisgarh traditional folk music on popular culture may also be seen in Habib Tanvir's plays. Tanvir used folk singers of Chhattisgarh to craft a free-style story narration format that carried typical aspects of Panfavani performance. Chandeni: originated in the Bhiwani District, Haryana state Bharthari: originated from the folk tales of the Holy Raja Bharthari Musical Instruments Different types of instruments are required for itinerant singers and choirs within Chhattisgarh folk music. Nomadic singers often use light and small instruments that are easily moved by foot, whilst congregations need whole orchestral groupings of instruments. Ethnic instruments such as Daphra: a percussion drum made of a hollow wooden tube, Gudum: a membranophone percussion instrument, Mohri: a bowed string instrument, Jhaanjh: a form of cymbal and a Manjeera: a pair of small, handheld, high-pitched cymbals. Prior to 1980, Ghumantu singers would sing alone or with a ragi-like partner. These songs would be sung with handmade instruments including the: tambara, kingra baja, sarangi or sarangi, bana, khanjari or dhaf, dhafli. However, following 1980, a new phase of the singing of folk stories like Pandwani, Bharthari, Chandaloric began forming new troupes of instrumental collections. In these circles, musical instruments such as benzo, harmonium, tabla, flute and dholak increased. Traditional instruments like dhapra, nishan, nagara, tudburi, mohri-shehnai, mandar are in circulation all over Chhattisgarh. Areas like Bastar, Surguja and Raigarh are also popular in plain or plain Chhattisgarh. These include: The following musical instruments are more popular in plain Chhattisgarh: Bamboo: Bamboo is the melodious instrument played in the bamboo song sung by the Ahirs. It is a form of flute in which there is no thread to produce sound, the bamboo is blown in such a way that only sound can be produced from it. Bamboo is the accompaniment played in the bamboo song sung by the Ahirs. This is another form of flute in which there is no thread to produce sound, rather, the bamboo is blown in such a way that only a single sound can be produced from it. Its length is kept so