How is a mridangam made?

A short educational film, taken from the archives of the Asian Music Circuit's Museum of Asian Music.

The mridangam (Sanskrit: म्र्दांगम , Tamil: மிருதங்கம் ) is a percussion instrument from India of ancient origin. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. Alternate spellings include "mrudangam", "mrdangam", "mrithangam", "miruthangam", and "mirudhangam".

The mridangam is also played in Carnatic concerts in countries outside of India, including Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. During a percussion ensemble, the mridangam is often accompanied by the ghatam, kanjira, and the morsing.

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[asianmusiccircuit]

Glad you enjoy it!

[dkmkartha]

This is a south Indian mrdangam. In the north of India, there is a drum that is called Pakhvaaj by many, but some call that Mrdang or Mrdanga. And on top of it, the Hare Krshna folk call their drum a Mrdang too, although it differs from both the northern and southern Mrdang-s. There is a bit of complexity in the nomenclature as India is a vast and ancient culture.

[saurabhusbondre]

wow....quite informative and educative....and the mridangam thani in the background was awesome....i think i haven't heard so crisp and clear mridangam sounds many times before....thanks for uploading.