Mridangam

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Mridangam/Tannumai

Percussion instrument
Related instruments
Mardala, pakhawaj, khol, tabla, kendang ghatam, kanjira (accompanying instruments)
Musicians
Legacy: Palghat Mani Iyer, Palani Subramaniam Pillai, Ramanathapuram C S Murugabhoopathy, Palghat R. Raghu, Mavelikkara Velukkutty Nair, Vellore G. Ramabhadran
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Carnatic music

The mridangam is a percussion instrument originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. In Dhrupad, a modified version, the pakhawaj, is the primary percussion instrument. A related instrument is the Kendang, played in Maritime Southeast Asia. Its a complex instrument to tune and involves a lot of mathematics to construct korvais.

During a percussion ensemble, the mridangam is often accompanied by the ghatam, the kanjira, and the morsing.