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KHANJARI
Type: AVANADDHA VADYA
Khanjari is a percussion instrument made of wood, brass, and transparent parchment. This folk instrument is found in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Majorly used for rhythmic accompaniment in devotional, folk and traditional music of Rajasthan and by folk singers and dancers of Gujarat and neighbouring regions.
KHANJARI in Rajasthan
Material: Wood, transparent parchment
A frame drum with a wooden rim on one face on which a very thin transparent skin is stretched and pasted at the edges. The other side is open. Painted with yellow, black and red colour bands. Held in left hand and beaten with right hand palm and fingers. Used for rhythmic accompaniment in devotional, folk and traditional music of Rajasthan.
KHANJARI in Gujarat
Material: Wood, parchment, brass
A round wooden frame drum covered with skin on one side. Nailed at the edges are 13 pairs of jingle brass plates. Used by folk singers and dancers of Gujarat and neighbouring regions.
KHANJARI in Assam
Material: Metal
Khanjaris are small and light, a combination of the drum and cymbals.
KHANJARI in West Bengal
Material: Metal, wood
The Khanjari, a tambourine without jangles, can be heard in every festival of rural Bengal.
KHANJARI in Madhya Pradesh
Material: Wood, parchment
A round wooden frame drum covered with skin on one side. Held by left hand and beaten with right hand fingers and palm. Used by ‘Gond’ tribes of Madhya Pradesh.
KHANJARI in Kerala
Material: Wood, monitor lizard skin
This has a round wooden frame. Monitor Lizard's skin is fixed on one side and the other is open. It is used for Bhajan singing and for music concerts. It seems to be popular only comparatively recently.
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