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harmonium

hor moh nee uhm

  • n  a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

  • The walls of Cooco's Den Caf are emblazoned with Hussain's searing portraits of the district's denizensfrom teenage prostitutes and thickset madams to wizened harmonium .
  • Zar Wali smiles broadly as he begins to play the harmonium.
  • All over the Far East, 19th century Christian missionaries tried to win the heathen with the hymn-huffing harmonium.
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  • AR Rahman in Hindu
    We were told that in the middle of the night he was sitting in the next room and playing a harmonium in Kodaikanal where he had gone for his honeymoon. Such was his dedication,Rahman said.
  • Chakraborty in Thaindian.com (blog)
    Sinha was an expert critic of music. He knew how to play musical instruments like harmonium and tanpura. He used to spend hours at my residence listening to my songs. He even dropped in at my functions whenever possible,Chakraborty said.
  • Tracey Thorn in Malaysia Star
    I bought a harmonium almost entirely as an homage to Nico,Thorn says.

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