by CulturoAdmin | Apr 10, 2020 | Indian Music
There are hundreds of folk musical instruments that used all across India, a few of them are listed below by way of illustration: Algoza: It is a folk instrument of Punjab and Rajasthan that resembles flute. It is also known as “maltiyaan” or “jodi”. Bangla Khol: It... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 10, 2020 | Indian Music
Ghana Vadya or Idiophones are solid instruments that do not need any further tuning. ‘Manjira’, ‘Jaltarang’, ‘Kanch-tarang’, ‘Kasht-tarang’, ‘Jhanj’, ‘Khartal’, ‘Piccolo’, ‘Tic-Toc’, ‘Tong’, ‘Tasha’, ‘Kartal’, ‘Stirdrum’, ‘Kabbas’, ‘Moracus’, ‘Talam’, ‘Agogo’ and... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 10, 2020 | Indian Music
Sushira Vadya or Aerophones include all wind instruments such as ‘Bansuri’ (Flutes), ‘Nadaswaram’ (‘Nagaswara’), ‘Shehnai’, ‘ninkirns’, ‘Bean’ (not to be confused with the Rudra Veena), ‘pungi’, ‘Sumai’, ‘Mohuri’, ‘Karna’, ‘Khung’, ‘bhuri’, ‘kombu’ (‘sringa’),... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 10, 2020 | Indian Music
Avanaddha Vadya (Membranophones or Percussion Instruments or Drums) are percussion instruments that have one or two faces covered with hide or skin. These include ‘Tabla’, ‘Pakhawaj’, ‘Mridangam’, ‘Chenda’, ‘Dhol’, ‘Dholak’, ‘Ghatam’, ‘Dugitaranag’, ‘Dhap’, ‘Tavil’,... by CulturoAdmin | Apr 10, 2020 | Indian Music
‘Tata Vadya’ or Chordophones or the stringed instruments are of three varieties: (a) Bowed: Here the sound is produced by drawing a bow across the strings, e.g. Sarangi and Violin (b) Plectral: Here the strings are plucked by fingers or by a plectrum of wire or horn... 