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KKSongs Gallery of Instruments

Welcome to the KKSongs Instruments page! This page contains an informative list of musical instruments used in the North Indian and South Indian musical systems. Each page will contain a photograph of the instrument with some description. A sound file from Swarshala software is included with most of the pages. If a tutorial, guide, or an original KKSongs recording contains that instrument, a link will be provided.

 

TANTRI VADYA (PLUCKED INSTRUMENTS)

Belabahar

Citra Vina (Gottuvadyam)

Dilruba

Dotara (Bengali)

Dotara (North Indian)

Ektara (North Indian)

Esraj

Gopiyantra

Khomok

Mayuri Vina (Taus)

Rudra Vina

Santoor

Sarangi

Sarasvati Vina

Sarod

Sitar

Surbahar

Sursrngar

Swarmandal

Swarsangam

Tambura

Tanpura

Tar Shehnai

Vichitra Vina

Violin

 

SUSIR VADYA (BLOWN INSTRUMENTS)

Bansuri

Harmonium

Nadasvaram

Shehnai

Venu

 

AVANADHA VADYA (DRUM INSTRUMENTS)

Baul Baya

Dholak

Dholaki (Nal)

Ghatam

Kanjira

Khol

Mridangam (Carnatic)

Pakhawaj

Pung

Tabla

Tabla Taranga

Tavil

 

GHANA VADYA (METALLIC PERCUSSION)

Chimpta

Garba Jhanjha (Whompers)

Ghungru

Jala Taranga

Kartal

 

UPDATED: March 12, 2012