Use Of Drums In Carnatic Music

Drums are an indispensable part of Carnatic Music. The mridangam is a two-faced barrel drum with a shell made of hollowed jackfruit tree wood. There is a black parchment of lead on its right face, while on its left face flour paste is applied before the performance, to be scraped off later. Small pieces of wood wedged between the leather straps fastened across the length of the drum and its body

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