Dhak (instrument)
The dhak is a huge membranophone instrument from Bengal and Assam.[1] The shapes differ from the almost cylindrical to the barrel. The manner of stretching the hide over the mouths and lacing also varies. It suspended from the neck, tied to the waist and kept on the lap or the ground, and usually played with wooden sticks. The left side is coated to give it a heavier sound.[2]
It is of medieval origin,
The drum beats, mostly played by the
The Statesman wrote, "Durga Puja does not assume the festive aura without the maddening beats of the dhak, the large drum that people hang around their necks and play with two thin sticks to infuse the frenzied rhythm into listeners. Those enchanting beats are enough to conjure up the sights and smells of Durga Puja."[6]
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Bengali drummers during Manasa Puja inBirbhum, West Bengal -
Bengal drummer and a dhaki -
A dhaki with his magnificent dhak at a South Kolkata Durga Puja pandal, 2010. -
Dhak players, Sealdah, Kolkata -
Dhak players Sealdah, Kolkata
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-81-7099-881-5.
- ^ "Instruments". Percussions. beatofindia.com. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8364-0629-0.
- ^ a b Folk-lore. Indian Publications. 1975. pp. 429, 430.
- ^ "Traditions of Durga Puja". Society for confluence of festivals in India. Retrieved 13 January 2008.
- ^ Bhattachatya, Kajari (26 September 2006). "Beats of changing time". The Statesman. Kolkata.
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