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Centre de création pour musique et danse

Chenda Traditional ropes

The Kathakali Percussion Instruments Edakka

Maddalam

The Kathakali Percussion Instruments include metallophones (chengalam and ellatalam), and membranophones (chenda, maddalam, and edakka). Whereas the instruments are well known in the Kathakali dance accompaniment, they do offer great potentiel for creation.

Bruno Paquet  MP3 Excerpts (Samples)

Chenda tuning Modified tuning device In this version, the traditional ropes, used in tuning the instrument, were replaced by levers which provide the drummer with greater control over the tension.

To the Centre de Création pour Musique et Danse, the dissemination of the instruments with their music, is in the foreground of its attention. The Mahapooram Ensemble, founded by Bruno Paquet, is pursuing that goal. Carrying of Edakka The Chenda clothing covers tuning knobs Maddalam on stand