Khol

Khol is a doubt celled double cone drum from North and East India. The Khol is also called mrdanga ( " clay body "), but differs in the shape and style of play of the South Indian mridangam.

Its distribution is focused in Bengal, in addition, they will be played in Assam and Orissa. A streamlined design of this drum type is the pung in Manipur, similar bulged far are the northern Indian and the Nepalese pakhawaj pashchima.

The drum body of Khol consists of clay and has the shape of a double cone. In fastened with leather Stoke two differently sized skins from goat skin. The high sheet has a diameter of about 9 cm, the bass skin of 20 cm. The skins are two layers. The bottom layer is provided with a vocal paste, the upper coat is cut down to a ring. There is also a modern version made ​​of fiberglass instead of clay.

The Khol is played with the fingers of both hands. The instrument, the player depends mostly with a strap around the neck, or place it in the game itself. The deep fur is played by a right-handed with the left hand. The sound of the high fells is high and penetrating.

The Khol is mainly used to accompany religious hymns ( Kirtan and Bhajan ) and in folk music.