mridangam
मृदंगम
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Many young South Indians are adept at Carnatic music and can accompany even professional musicians on the mridangam , the ghatam or the violin.
a barrel-shaped double-headed drum with one head larger than the other, used in southern Indian music.
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Many young South Indians are adept at Carnatic music and can accompany even professional musicians on the 'mridangam' , the ghatam or the violin.
The variations in the pitch were brought out well to the fast beat of the 'mridangam' .
From vocal music to violin, tabla to 'mridangam' , flute to the rarely learnt harmonium, the school is out to find music in everyone.
Maruthi plays the tabla and the 'mridangam' and also plays Carnatic music on a keyboard.
A full-fledged live orchestra from the triangle area consisting of accomplished musicians on the 'mridangam' , veena, flute, violin and vocal accompanied the dancers.
Master Satvik played the 'mridangam' and Master Sarvesh the keyboards.
He is in eighth standard and loves to play the 'mridangam' and the tabla.
What looked like a 'mridangam' now looked like a solo drum.
Students of Carnatic Music pitched in to be the musical soul - singing, playing the 'mridangam' as well as the violin.
Sitar, sarod and pakhwaj are used to good effect, but use of percussion instruments like tabla and 'mridangam' is minimal.
The 'mridangam' was played effortlessly by A.R. Balaskandan.
I have learned tabla and 'mridangam' from a teacher who had come down to Durban not very long ago.
Mr. Gopalakrishna Iyer, who had started learning the 'mridangam' at the age of 30, knew his own limitations as a performer.
There loomed a snag for the organisers and the conductors as they could not pick up a woman percussionist playing the 'mridangam' in the Temple City.
The 'mridangam' and tabla players were excellent as well and none of the musicians tried to overshadow the other.
The group has an Indian member, B.C. Manjunath, who plays the 'mridangam' .
Every day of the week, Sri Gopalan teaches tabla, 'mridangam' and devotional singing.
They will be accompanied by Kumbakonam Padmanabhan on the 'mridangam' and K.L.N Shastry on the violin.
In order to produce the beats of the tabla, 'mridangam' , chenda or jazz drum, he does not need these instruments, but just his bare hands.
Manuel Industries produces guitars, violins, tabalas, 'mridangams' and Congo drums and deals in keyboards and other imported musical instruments.
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