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The Uhadi is played for traditional ceremonies including weddings and varies rite of passage ceremonies. Uhadi performances customarily take place in the afternoons and evenings, usually indoors.
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Contemporary uhadi players write and create their own songs; however, traditional ritual songs are not changed out of respect for their ritual significance.
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