Langha (tribe)

The Langha (Urdu: لنگھا‎ Rajasthani: लंघा (Devanagari) )) are a Muslim community found in the province of Balochistan, Lasbela [Sindh]] in Pakistan and in the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan in India. They are unrelated to the Langah clan of southern Punjab province.

The Langha and related Manganiar are both communities of folk musicians, and have two sub-divisions, the Sonia Langha and Sarengia Langha. These sub-divisions are based on the use of musical instruments used, the Sonia Langha play wind instruments such as the surnai, satara and murali at wedding ceremonies, and the Sarengia play the sarangi. The two groups are endogamous, and are further divided into clans.

According to their traditions, they were Jat, Rajputs, whose ancestors converted to Islam. They are said to have originated in Sindh, and settled in the village of Baranwa in Barmer District.

The community sing, play music and entertain the Sindhi-Sipahi, a community of Muslim Rajputs, who act as their jajmans (patrons). They are found in the districts of Barmer, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur, and speak Marwari.

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