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Musical instruments of the Indian subcontinent can be broadly classified according to the Hornbostel–Sachs system into four categories: chordophones (string instruments), aerophones (wind instruments), membranophones (drums) and idiophones (non-drum percussion instruments).
Timila. Timil, thimila or paani, (Malayalam:തിമില) is an hour-glass shaped percussion instrument used in Tamilnadu and Kerala in South India.It is a major percussion instrument used in sree-bali, sree-bhootha-bali and related temple rites.
A demo of tabla playing. A tabla [nb 1] is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent.Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, [3] where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments and vocals, or as a part of larger ensembles.
One of the highlights of a modern Carnatic music concert is the percussion solo (thani avarthanam), where the mridangam artist and other percussionists such as kanjira, morsing, and ghatam vidwans exchange various complex rhythmic patterns, culminating in a grand finale where the main artist resumes where he or she left off. [citation needed]
The gubguba, also known as gabgubagub, guba, gopijantro, gubgubbi, ananda lahari, premtal, khamak, khomok, chonka, jamidika, jamuku and bapang [what language is this?] is an Indian percussion string instrument. It consists of a dried gourd or wooden resonator through which a gut string is attached.
By contrast, konnakol syllables are aimed at optimising vocal performance, and vastly outnumber any commonly used finger placements on mridangam or any other hand percussion instrument. Further, all the differences between Carnatic and north Indian rhythms apply equally to konnakol and tabla bols. [citation needed]
The Chenda (Malayalam: ചെണ്ട, ) is a cylindrical percussion instrument originating in the state of Kerala and widely used in Tulu Nadu of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in India. In Tulu Nadu (Coastal Karnataka), it is known as chende. It is greatly identified as a cultural element in Kerala and Tulu Nadu.
The taal or manjira (also spelled manjīrā or manjeera), jalra, karatala, kartal or gini is a pair of clash cymbals, [1] originating in the Indian subcontinent, which make high-pitched percussion sounds. In its simplest form, it consists of a pair of small hand cymbals. [2]