PLANET MRIDANGAM

In south India we have a mind-boggling array of drums the most prominent being the mridangam used in every south Indian state and associated with the dance styles of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi and Mohini Attam. The south Indian dancer depends on not only the mridangam but also the chenda, the maddalam, the edakya, the morsing (or mukha veena) with more than of these present during a performance of Mohini Attam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi while the Bharata Natyam dancer is content with just the mridangam... Mridangam forms the basis for carnatic classical percussion in India.The Carnatic sangeet of southern India prefers a drum called Mridangam. It is the principal drum used in the performance of classical South Indian music and dance. This instrument is a single piece of wood that is hollowed out and has playing heads on both sides. The Mridangam is a south Indian representative of a class of instrument known as Mridang.The Mridangam is first

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