Classical music, folk music, rock, pop, heavy metal, jazz and blues, we have a wide variety of music genres available and we all have a different taste in music. Some like to listen to classical music while some enjoy pop music. The soul of any music produced is the musical instrument used. The musical instruments are classified into strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion.
Some instruments are commonly used such as guitar, drums, violin, etc.
But we also have some unusual musical instruments available that people don't usually know about.
This is NYK and today in this video, we have come with a list of some unusual music instruments.

1. Cajon
   A box-shaped percussion instrument which is originally from Peru. It is generally played by the clap of hands, i.e, slapping the front or rear plywood faces with the hands or fingers. It is a practical and portable instrument which is easy to learn.

2. Hand pan
   It is a kind of a steelpan which has two half-shells of metal glued together which has a Ding named centre tone field which is surrounded by a circle on the upper side of at least seven tone fields and an opening in the bottom side called Gu.

3. Singing Bowl
   Also called Tibetan singing bowls or Himalayan bowls, they are a type of bell which produces a rich and deep tone through vibrations when played. They are said to promote relaxation and has powerful healing properties. They are widely used by Buddhist monks in meditation practice.
   Have you ever played any of these instruments?