The Pakhavaj, also called Mardal, Pakhawaj, Pakuaj, Pakhvaj, Pakavaj or Mardala, is an Indian barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, the North Indian equivalent to the Southern mridangam. It is the standard percussion instrument in the dhrupad style and is widely used as an accompaniment for various forms of music and dance performances. The pakhavaj has a low, mellow tone, very rich in harmonics. Set horizontally on a cushion in front of the drummer's crossed leg, the larger bass-skin is played with the left hand, the treble skin by the right hand.
Pakhawaj is very famaous musical instrument in Maharashtra. It is played in Warkari cominuty. With joy haven.
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Technique
As with the tabla, the pakhawaj rhythms are taught by a series of mnemonic syllables known as bol.
In traditional pakhavaj-styles a student would learn a number of different strokes which produce a specific sound. These are remembered and practiced with corresponding syllables.
The very basic capacity is to play a theka in a particular tala or rhythmic cycle, as for instance chautala in 12 beats: | dha dha | dhin ta |
| kite dha | dhin ta |
| tite kata | gadi gene |
Advanced students learn reelas that are virtuoso compositions.
Pakhawaj Maestros of India
- Pt. Dal Chand Sharma (NATHDWARA GHARANA)
- Anil Goswami (NATHDWARA GHARANA)
- Kudau Singh, 19th Century
- Nana Panse, 19th Century
- Pandit Purushottam Das (Nathdwara Gharana)
- Pandit Tota Ram Sharma (Vrindavan)
- Pandit Radheshyam Sharma (Vrindavan) http://www.flickr.com/photos/radheshyamsharma
- Ayodhya Prasad (musician)|Ayodhya Prasad
- Chatrapati Singh
- Pandit Ramashish Pathak(Darbhanga)
- Ram Shankar PagalDas( Ayodhya )
- Pandit Shrikant Mishra,
- Ambadas Agle
- Akhilesh Gundecha (brother of the famous duo)
- Dr. Raj Khushiram
- Manik Munde
- Laxmi Narayan Pawar
- Mohan Shyam Sharma
- Pandit Dalchand Sharma (Nathdwara Gharana)- http://www.flickr.com/photos/94712380@N00/3757609402/
- Rohit Sharma (son of great pakhawaj maestro Pt Dalchand Sharma)
- Bhavani Shankar
- udhav sindhe
- Talib Hussain, Pakistan
- Bhai Nasira, Pakistan
- Allah Lok, Pakistan
- Zafar Allah Lok, Pakistan
- Ramji Upadhyay
- Bhaskar Mukherjee
- Pandit Balkrishna Vaidya
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