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Jun 4, 2024 · Learn about the history, features, and styles of 17 Indian instruments, from the sitar and tabla to the shehnai and dholak. Discover how these instruments are used in different genres and traditions of Indian music.
Learn about the various percussion instruments of India from this video presentation by the Sangeet Natak Akademi. See and hear the pakhawaj, tabla, mridangam, ghatam, thavil, khanjira, edakka, chenda, mizhavu, nakkara, sambal, karadi, tala, dimdi, dholak, morchang, badangshi, bhapang, maan, khartal, pung, mandar, dup, karadi majalu and tayambaka.
Musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and idiophones (non-drum percussion instruments).
From the deep, resonant tones of the Mridangam to the light, delicate sounds of the Kanjira, Indian drums, and percussions offer a vast array of colors and textures that can be used to create beautiful and complex music. Types of Indian Drums & Indian Percussion.
- Tabla. The tabla is one of the most popular classical musical instruments that always consist of a pair. Called the dayan and bayan meaning the left and right drum the tones of each complement the other.
- Chenda. The chenda is used most in the southern state of Kerala. This wooden cylindrical drum is played widely during the Thrissur Pooram festival where a huge number of artists play the instrument in tandem and synchronization.
- Mridangam. Hailing from Tamil Nadu, the mridangam is an essential component of Carnatic music. It is believed that mridangam is to Carnatic music what the tabla is to Hindustani Classical music.
- Kanjira. Again from south India originates the kanjira, an instrument that belongs to the family of the tambourine. Used widely in folk and religious music this framed drum was modified by Manpoondia Pillai by adding a pair of jingles and hence introducing it as a reckoning musical force within classical music.
A tabla [nb 1] is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, [3] where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments and vocals, or as a part of larger ensembles.
Jun 30, 2024 · The Tabla is one of the most famous instruments of India. It is a two-piece percussion instrument, and is the principal rhythmic accompaniment to most of the North Indian classical and the...
