Percussion instruments of India

This is a presentation from the archives of the Sangeet Natak Akademi. The various percussion instruments featured in the recording are the pakhawaj, tabla, mridangam, ghatam, thavil, khanjira, edakka, chenda, mizhavu, nakkara, sambal, karadi, tala, dimdi, dholak, morchang, badangshi, bhapang, maan, khartal, pung, mandar, dup, karadi majalu and tayambaka. These are some of the oldest known musical instruments of India. Percussion instruments are found in most musical ensembles all over India. The instruments featured here also come from different parts of the country. While the pakhawaj and the tabla are from North India, the mridangam and ghatam are from South India. The instrumentalists in this video are Pakjwaj- Durga Lal, Tabl - Samta Prasad & Mahalingayya Matapati, Mridangam- Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, Ghatamis- TH Vinayakram, Thavil -Shanmugasundram Pillai, Khanjira- G Harishankar, Edakka- P Appu Marar, Chenda- KP Krishnan Kutty Poduval, Mizhavu- Unknown, Nakkara - Dilawer Hussain Khan, Sambal- Sadashiv Hogar, Kardi- Veerbhandappa R Karadi, Dimdi - Avdhut Vibhuti, Dholak- Babulal, Morchang- Kammu Khan, Badangshi-Ratanchandra Burman, Bhapang- Jahoor Khan, Maan- Dharamiklal Pandya, Khartal- Siddique Manganiar, Pung- Kirti Sing, Mandar- Unknown, Dup- Unknown, Karadi Majali- Veerbhdrappa R Karadi and Group, Tayambaka- P Appu Marar and Group.