Wind instruments played by blowing the air and tuning the node with fingers: These are known as sur baja played by blowing the air and the folk music indicates the type of various forms from different communities of Sikkim. The range of these folk musical instruments varies from Flute to Narsinga, having two to nine holes, and made of bamboo, metal or wood. The player blows the air from the mouth and plays with fingers. These instruments are namely, lndreni baja, Kakubya, Gojey murali, Ghor bansuri, Teep bansuri, Teep sahaney, Dhungrey murali, Tamang ghyaling, Tariyo, Pongue, Piwra, Pudipu, Puli, Bonsi, Boyocha, Bosh, Bimbili, Bausi, Majhwal bansuri, Murali, Mohola, Rasa, Sherpa ghyaling, Sahana, Sipi bharuwa bansuri, and Sipi bharuwa murali. Many of these folk instruments are disappearing with the older generations day by day (Subba, 1999; Kandel, 2004).

Wind instruments played by blowing the air without tuning the node with fingers: The folk musical instruments are played by from the air deposited in the lungs of the player and blown with balance. Such instruments vary from Sankha to Karnal Baja, and vary from six inch (one Kuret) to 17 feet (11 haat) long. These are made of bones, horns, shells of mollusk, copper, brass, wood etc. These instruments are namely, Karnal, Karnali baja, Kalash karnal, Kah, Kangling, Kahal, Kundong, Koom mikla, Koya, Kohili, Khaprang, Gonggop, Gauri gankar, Ghoral singi, Chyaling, Jor muchunga, Jor binayo, Jau nali, Tiglicha, Theyagi, Dalle sankha, Tamako Kangling, Tamesh, Tung, Turahi, Tetlaphekwa, Dahiney sankga, Narsingha, Nagfeni, Nagbeli, Nadi, Neku, Pat Kainyo, Paluwa, Pipari, Piji, Pihung, Pung, Ponga, Pothi muchunga, Pyan pyan, Famuk, Fenjey, Bans sahaney, Bano, Bijuli bana, Binayo, Billuri, Bhaley muchunga, Bhatayo, Bhairi, Bhukkor, Mathuri, Muchunga, Megfama, Moti sankha, Lawa, Bisannad, Sikhar, Sanginad, Singa, Suseli. Dhwati, and Hitimong. Many such instruments have not been lost from Sikkim (Subba, 1999; Kandel, 2004).

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